Now hormesis, a concept once discredited in scientific circles, is making a surprising comeback.
As Ed Weiler, the telescope's chief scientist for most of its life, puts it "Hubble was the great American comeback story, probably the most successful scientific project Nasa has ever done.
The recent article on Bendectin ("Controversial Drug Makes a Comeback," Sept. 26) touches on the larger issue of scientific evidence in the public eye.
Recently, however, prompted by Noam Chomsky's claim that findings in linguistics vindicate Nativism against Empiricism, innateness has made a strong comeback; it is once again the subject of philosophical and scientific controversy.
Additionally, scientific data showed Mr. Armstrong's use of blood manipulation including EPO or blood transfusions during Mr. Armstrong's comeback to cycling in the 2009 Tour de France.
Aside from the scientific patina, part of Dr. Westen's appeal to the party faithful, no doubt, is his smack-down comebacks that Democrats wish they had heard.
