The findings of research in biology – from genetics to neuroscience – require us to conceive of human beings as open and permeable, developing and transforming over time, in ongoing dynamic interactions at the level of molecules, genes, cells and brains with their physical and their social environments.
The structure and functions of these enclosures have, however, been transforming over time.
There is a particular need for longitudinal tracking of clinical and neuroanatomical patterns of disease evolution, to assess the extent to which syndromes transform over time and the precise sequence of such transformations.
Originally a 1781 brick warehouse, it had been transformed over time into an ersatz single house.
They are also designed to grow with your child, so they can transform over time and growth spurts from dress to tunic to top.
Although transformed over time, it is still the substance of learning, the source of values, and the social code of the Chinese.
Channel 4 first announced the series with a synopsis promising to "capture life on a street in Southampton where the mix of residents has been transformed over time and continues to evolve as a result of immigration".
"That model will be radically transformed over time," says Ehrmann. "It's going to become a combination of strong teachers at the center, new forms of human capital, and the right technologies.
Equally long-lasting and popular is the legend of Robin Hood, which is based on historical fact -- the person of Robert Hood, who was transformed over time from a petty thief robbing only to fill his pockets in 1226 to a rebel outlaw with a cause.
In the thirties, the Marxist literary critic György Lukács argued that early historical novels like those by Scott, Balzac, and Tolstoy showed that man's nature was not fixed but transformed over time; thus, they showed that revolution was possible and, in doing so, made it more likely.
But those materials generally have been transformed over time by thermal processes and lose much information.
