Many others may be walking around with only one bad gene, or two copies of slightly defective genes, throwing their enzyme levels off slightly and causing subtle effects that also could be eliminated with vitamin supplements.
These images are central, beloved memories of my childhood — waking up to a sparkling, decorated tree in my room, piled high with presents that, given that it was the Soviet Union, were often slightly defective.
He subsequently learned that the leaks were due to slightly defective threads on certain caps an easy enough problem to fix and, ultimately, the team didn't have to move far: just to the opposite end of the pier, near the large doors that opened onto the Embarcadero.
The reason kids like Arya live at all is that humans have a slightly defective cousin of the SMA gene that produces only enough nourishing protein to keep patients alive for a while.
"A mismatched outfit, a slightly defective denture, an exquisite mediocrity of the soul - those are the details that make a woman real, alive.
Perhaps she sees something human inside them that tugs at her heartstrings, something slightly defective yet utterly lovable -- and hungry for love.
