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...world that is in an absolutely desperate condition where people are literally dying every day,” Sachs said. “The fact that the rich have gotten so rich makes it possible to actually help [poor countries] solve their problems and make a real historic breakthrough...
...with even the Israeli military acknowledging that a period of relative calm had followed. That, of course, was because the militants of Arafat's own Fatah organization and also radical Islamist groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, had signed on. But in the absence of any paradigm-shifting breakthrough, the respite was always going to be temporary. A week into January, Hamas broke its silence with an attack on a military outpost on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza. Then came the Karine A weapons shipment, which Israel claims proved Arafat malafides as a peace partner...
...itself, this breakthrough won't lead directly to pig transplants. For one thing, pigs carry two copies of the gene, called GGTA1; the scientists knocked out only one. Researchers expect to create "double-knockout" pigs within a year, but until they do, rejection will remain an insurmountable problem. And even if they do eliminate the most problematic form of inter-species rejection, others exist, and they will have to be dealt with...
...precedent, and no one involved is famous, so comparisons to the O.J. Simpson murder trial fall a bit flat. Are we fascinated by Junta because we enjoy trials in general, because of the voyeuristic thrill we get from watching another person's fate hang in the balance? Certainly the breakthrough success of Court TV - and the coverage granted to other legal proceedings - indicates there is an audience for even the least exciting trials...
...recommendations are a breakthrough for the University...