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...Ironically, the shrinking pipeline comes at a time when basic science is bursting with new breakthroughs in fields like human genome decoding, which in turn have raised hopes for breakthrough cures and treatments of serious illnesses. But the numbers show otherwise. The GAO reviewed all 1,264 of the new drug applications submitted for FDA approval from 1993-2004 and found that 60% of them were actually for what industry analysts call "me too" drugs-variations of medications already out on the market. Only 12% of the applications were for what the FDA classified as "priority" new drugs-that...
...alone an Internet-connected computer. But with the help of what Ahmad says are thousands of computer savvy volunteers around the country, millions of people can still compare their voting registration information and then lodge a complaint if there are any problems. In much of the world, such basic information would normally be published by national electoral commissions. Ahmad says Shujan has offered Bangladesh's commission help "but they do not want to be helped." Ahmad also says that when the project first started a year ago, he got offers of aid from large foreign donors, but turned them...
...Army militia blamed for much of the sectarian killings around Baghdad. During the days when the Sadr City cordon was in place, Baghdad saw noticeably fewer murders. The episode revealed two important things. First, U.S. forces can ratchet down the killings in Baghdad, at least for a time, with basic tactics like roadblocks and military policing. And second, as of now, the militias so eager to kill civilians are reluctant to confront American troops. The Mahdi Army didn't attack U.S. forces in earnest even when they massed at the gates of Sadr City, ready to plunge into the area...
...input from Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns, deputy National Security Council advisor Elliott Abrams and representatives from the Pentagon, Treasury and U.S. intelligence. The State Department's deputy spokesman, Thomas Casey, said the election-monitoring proposal had already been through several classified drafts, but that "the basic concept is very much still valid...
...your drunken bladder to comprehend. I’m saying, let’s not fall for any Yale pranks this year, folks. Alumni, I’m looking at you—no undergrads I know were part of that debacle two years ago. Shameful.7. A copy of Basic Vision (Snowden, et al). For those of you who also made the mistake of enrolling in a science core with a midterm the Monday before Thanksgiving. Cheers, Sara Dear Sara,I have recently found myself on some academically shaky ground, and it’s taking a real toll...