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...tiny intense spots of light that are far smaller than you can get just with focusing light with a lens,” said Kenneth B. Crozier, assistant professor of electrical engineering and director of the new program. This SP technology can be used to detect the composition of DNA present in samples of air or water. The new system would be more compact and accurate than present biosensing technology, he said, and would be a useful tool in fighting terrorism, Crozier said. “They want to be able to monitor biological toxins such as anthrax...
...After reading "What Makes Us Different?" [Dec. 4], I was struck by the idea that the blueprint for the great achievements of humanity may be encoded in the nucleotides of our DNA. But is it possible that the source of human creativity is simply beyond our comprehension? When I marvel at a Mozart adagio or Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling, I simply cannot grasp how each artist accomplished what he did. Human genius amazes because it is a mystery; if science could explain how genius came to be, the wonder would be gone. Nathaniel M. Campbell Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts...
...What kind of creatures will our evolutionary betters be? Will we share 99% of our DNA with them? How long will it take until humans are outfoxed and new beings take over? Surely we are not the end of the evolutionary line. Gigi King Oro Valley, Arizona...
...committee meets periodically; the current ethics charges stem from its most recent meeting in October and cover public statements Nifong made about the case last March and April. At its next meeting, the committee will deal with revelations from a Dec. 15 court hearing in which the state's DNA expert admitted he and Nifong agreed to keep secret from the defense early DNA results showing no Duke lacrosse player could be implicated in an attack upon one of two exotic dancers hired for the March 14 house party...
...That was a shocker. That was huge," says one defense attorney. So much of a shocker, in fact, that on Friday, defense lawyers filed a motion asking that the state's DNA expert be granted the status of a defense witness if a trial occurs...