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...with the support of the Church last March, is unlikely to take on the prelates. But cremation advocates are gearing up for a fight. "Debate and discussion with the Church must begin over cremation," says Kyriakos Mitsotakis, one of 10 lawmakers lobbying for a new bill to allow the custom. If not, warns Antonis Alakiotis, president of the Committee for the Progress of Cremation in Greece, "then we will proceed with our plans to set up a crematorium [in eastern Athens] and deal with the legalities later...
...that. Both Marc Jacobs and Prada have added handwrought cachet to their spring collections by embellishing them with crocheted elements. The Wrangler jeans company recently hired Wendy Mullin to design a new line called Wrangler 47. Mullin made her name as a downtown--New York City designer who created custom guitar straps for rock stars and then took her flair for making clothing and filled a whole store with hipster wear. Her creations for Wrangler gave the classic brand a modern update with '70s rock-'n'-roll roots. But no one has taken the allure of the handmade further than...
...that is, the insertion of foreign DNA into a host egg. Scientists believe that mastering this technique is crucial for any stem cell therapy to eventually be realized, since any tissues grown from stem cells—the ultimate goal of stem cell research—need to be custom-grown to match the DNA of the patient. Preventing nuclear cloning destroys any theoretical therapeutic benefit that embryonic stem cell research might ever generate...
HONORED. ELLEN MACARTHUR, 28, British sailor who completed the swiftest around-the-world solo sea voyage in history, 43,000 km of ocean in 71 days; with the rank of Dame of the British Empire; by Queen Elizabeth II; in London. MacArthur sailed a custom-designed 23-m yacht, which she nicknamed "Moby," and is the youngest woman to be made a Dame, the equivalent of a knight-hood. "The trip has taken pretty much all I have," she said, but vowed more journeys. "There are lots more records out there...
...Next Step in the Science of Skin Care The mass customization trend?in which consumers can get anything tailor-made to their needs?has hit the skin-care market. A company called Lab21, headquartered in Stony Brook, New York, creates individually formulated products based on a quantitative genetic test. Customers take an at-home DNA test (by swabbing the inside of their cheek) and answer a questionnaire about the health of their skin. Lab21's SkinProfiler System then creates a custom formula to treat specific conditions?for example, acne, redness or aging. Prices range from...