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In essence, cancer is an evolutionary drama played out in one part of the body or another--the lung, the breast, the brain. Over time, a single abnormal cell becomes two, then four, then eight, then 16. Early on, these cells develop a repertoire of "tricks" that confer a survival...
The democratization of the university is not innocent or even progressive, but thoroughly political. Diversity is in vogue wherever the many rule or wherever power belongs to the mediocre. The mediocre many have an interest in denigrating wisdom, virtue and even merit--all severe, undemocratic notions--and in elevating sheer...
If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. so said Staples Inc. by its actions last week when the No. 2 office-supplies superstore agreed to acquire No. 1 Office Depot for $3.36 billion in stock. Office Depot was relieved to end the battle with its hard-charging rival. "We...
No one disputes the fact that English is the de facto language of the United States. Moreover, English is the most useful international language of the post-colonial era. Many people around the globe are eager to learn English. In fact, most immigrants have at least a working knowledge of...
There's a party-line payout too. Just three weeks before it was acquired, MFS paid the equivalent of $60 a share in stock to acquire UUNet, an Internet-access provider that went public in 1995 for $14 a share. When WorldCom snapped up MFS last week, the former UUNet...