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"I think the trend of using products for a short life span comes from consumers," she said.

If extended life span comes with prolonged frailty, or if enhanced altruism compromises survival skills, the overall value of the enhancement can be called into question (Shickle 2000).

Researchers estimate that 25% of variance in life span comes from genetics and the rest from environmental factors, including diet and exercise.

My attention span comes into play and I'll be like, "Dammit!" because I can't get this thing that's in my head out.

That fateful span came a few minutes into the second half.

The other winning records in that span came in 1987 and 1977.

Their only scoring during the span came from six free throws.

The Padres were held hitless through the nine extra innings by four relievers; their only base runners in that span came on three walks.

Europe has won or retained the trophy nine times in the past 13 Ryders Cups, including five of the past six, with their only loss during that span coming at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2008.

Completion of the new span came after about a decade of planning.

A survey conducted by the National Academy of Sciences found that nearly 20percentt of scientists elected into the Academy over a two-year span came from a liberal arts college or university even though only 3percentt of college graduates attended such a school, as Nobel laureate and chemist Thomas R. Cech, has highlighted (PDF).