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...Staff writer Martin S. Bell can be reached at msbell@fas.harvard.edu...
...forbidding people to give their children the gene that currently protects about 1% of the population from developing AIDS when infected with HIV. Where it gets trickier is when we figure out what are the naturally occurring genes that put some people at the upper end of the statistical bell curve for intelligence or talent of some kind. It's human nature to give your kids any advantage you can, and once this becomes theoretically possible, the pressure to allow it will become enormous. I suspect it won't be cheap, even in 50 years, but it might...
...answers to his questions. Accountability is disappearing from America's feel-good culture. Before young Americans are sent to war, I want someone to ask the tough questions. Rumsfeld is ensuring that the American constitutional concept of civilian control of the military forces is alive and well. DOUGLAS J. BELL Ormond Beach...
...exhibit displays a variety of fascinating objects that provide insight into Buddhist beliefs, practices and developments. Chinese, Korean and Japanese hanging scrolls illustrate and record Buddhist “sutras,” or sacred texts. Ceremonial objects such as Chinese censers and Tibetan bell handles bring to mind images of traditional Buddhist ceremonies. Wooden and brass statues, as well as several scroll paintings, depict frightening monsters who serve as protector deities that ward off demons...
...security guard at Lamont library who wishes to remain anonymous is sure the “name doesn’t ring a bell.” He’s referring to a not-so-cryptic message in the far corner of the basement microfiche cage in Lamont, one floor below the most subterranean study carrels. The message warns late-night users of a certain “Mad Jack.” Despite the words of this self-proclaimed “well-wisher,” the guard thinks Jack’s a joke. He says...