Sentences with phrase «widespread conditions like»

[emphasis mine] Just as antibiotics conquered infectious diseases and vaccines eliminated the scourges of polio and smallpox, the ability to manipulate our cells and genes is supposed to vanquish everything from terrible inherited disorders, such as Huntington's and cystic fibrosis, to widespread conditions like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

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Because sweet potatoes are cheap, easy to grow in uncertain conditions, and able to provide much - needed nutrients like vitamins C, A and B6 to undernourished children, ONE created a petition to help fund farmers in the developing world to make sweet potatoes more widespread.

Statements like «Not having to undergo the embarrassment of being called a genius,» «Knowing your career might pick up after you're eighty,» and «Being included in revised versions of art history» continue to describe institutional conditions that keep women artists from being granted widespread cultural worth and gravitas.