One reporter for the New York Times observed that the change from President Herbert Hoover to Franklin Roosevelt was like a man moving from a slow horse to an airplane.
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Initially, at least, this "man-made" biodiversity will be far too small and slow to compensate for man-made extinctions, but it's worth noting the possibility.
"DRAM consolidation is likely still going to move ahead, but the loss of a key man in negotiations would slow it down, " MKM Partners analyst Daniel Berenbaum said.