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...Hawks, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, found that some 1,800 human gene variations had become widespread in recent generations because of their modern-day evolutionary benefits. Among those genetic changes, discovered by examining more than 3 million DNA variants in 269 individuals: mutations that allow people to digest milk or resist malaria and others that govern brain development. (Watch TIME's video "Darwin and Lincoln: Birthdays and Evolution...
This new initiative aims to reconnect students with the UC by becoming more involved with house life. The legislation will also allow the UC to receive feedback from HoCos and be more involved in students’ lives. A dialogue between the two student bodies will help fortify ties between the UC and its constituents, making student concerns better heard. This will also dovetail well with the UC’s new efforts to acquire more data on different topics concerning student life in the form of surveys and polls, which were also set forth in the recent legislation...
...shut down by the end of October, and many of the 600 inmates are already being dispersed to other facilities. Officials here say importing prisoners is a way to profitably use a facility that would otherwise be empty. On Oct. 19, the Standish city council voted to allow federal prisoners, including detainees from Gitmo, to be housed at the local correctional facility. (See TIME's photo-essay "A Day in the Life of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing...
...course they need to do more," says Lai. "The political will is there, but the problem is implementation at the local level." Millions of people live on these lands and earn their livelihoods from the forest. It's always a challenge to pursue policies that allow local communities to live in the protected areas but also maintain the habitats. Other countries in Asia are trying to do this, he says, but Vietnam is actually faring better than most...
...Justice Department announced that federal prosecutors would not pursue medical-marijuana users and distributors who comply with state laws, formalizing a policy at which the Obama Administration hinted earlier this year. Currently, 13 states allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients suffering from ailments ranging from AIDS to glaucoma, and in Maryland a prescription can soften punishment if a user faces prosecution. But until now those laws didn't provide any protection from federal authorities. (Read "Can Marijuana Help Rescue California's Economy...