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...orders of any potentially dangerous synthetic materials and instantly notify an oversight authority, such as the FBI. So, future students in Life Sciences 1a could hypothetically order certain harmless synthetic chromosomes for laboratory experiments, yet be unable to order dangerous versions or have access to the equipment to construct their own.A common criticism of synbio scientists has been their reliance on self-created regulatory systems in safety proposals. “Extreme Genetic Engineering,” a paper published by ETC in January, states, “Synthetic biologists are making a concerted effort to stave off government scrutiny...
...points to his work with Harvard in negotiating an agreement that allowed the University to construct student housing in the Riverside neighborhood while helping the city address its shortage of affordable housing. Under the deal, Harvard won permission to develop the area near Memorial Drive in exchange for donating 20 percent of the floor area—38 housing units—as moderate income housing. The University also agreed to build a small new park on the drive...
...family-oriented aspects of his character, a real Mamma’s boy with a penchant for family team-crossword games. Instead of fleshing out Cook’s character, such quirks only undermine his “player” image. Binoche encounters similar problems, failing to construct a clear identity for her character. Her whimsical nature comes across as confusion rather than free-spirited independence. The script is of no assistance here. Binoche’s first scene, in which she says she is looking for a book that’s “right...
...craze reached a feverish intensity and stoked demand for fake birds.“You would try to beat out your neighbor by having more and better oddities,” Berry said.A company in London used the charred dodo remains and a few archival drawings to construct fake dodos and fill the void in the market. Since the drawings they used may have depicted dead, bloated dodos, today’s image of the dodo could be as skewed as a funhouse mirror.Around the turn of the century, Harvard’s Natural History Museum decided it needed...
Stonehouse wants to construct a 5,000 sq. ft. residence on the park, which has been undeveloped since the adjacent houses were built...