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...Benjamin LaGuer, a convicted rapist. Specifically, Healey, an alum of South House, now Cabot, has criticized Patrick for overturning Songer’s death sentence when the candidate was a lawyer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and for aiding and donating money for a DNA test in the LaGuer case. To criticize Patrick’s support of criminals, Healey’s campaign broadcasted an ad portraying a young girl being stalked by a rapist that ended with the announcement “Deval Patrick should be ashamed. Not Governor.” Though...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dem Leads in Battle of Alums | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

Although the pap test for human papilloma virus could result in a false positive, Gharib promises that “the DNA test for HPV is very reliable...

Author: By Logan R. Ury, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Could I Get A False Positive On My STD Test? | 10/25/2006 | See Source »

After reading "What Makes Us Different?" [Oct. 9], 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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 30, 2006 | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

...claim that thegenomes of apes and humans are about 99% the same. What about the remaining 1%? If you have ever tried to download a computer program and got only 99% completion, you know that unless you get the final 1%, you will have nothing. That 1% of DNA makes all the difference. The complexity of the human genome exceeds our scientific understanding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 30, 2006 | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

What kind ofcreatures will ourevolutionary 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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 30, 2006 | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

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