1.   A researcher from our division gave a talk today about recent advances in cancer treatment.

2.   And thanks to two recent advances, researchers had hopes of probing these tiny anomalies.

3.   Recent advances in genetics have raised moral questions.

4.   Specifically, the impact of recent advances by blacks in local government is assessed.

5.   The recent advance has been driven by news at two companies, neither of which is Hologic.

6.   This is a fairly recent advance having many advantages over the traditional method.

7.   Recent advances in medical technology have saved countless lives.

8.   This is ironical since it is in this sphere that urban sociology, and arguably sociology more generally, has made its greatest recent advances.