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Dershowitz said the two seemingly contradictory verdicts will not have an effect on each other...
...have no males, sperm or fertilization among their species. Since the species reproduces asexually, a daughter should inherit all her mother's genes. But Meselson found that the offspring differed from their parent genetically, and developed the idea of a silent mutation, a change in genes that has no effect on an organism. Thus, Meselson's findings cast doubt on the prevalent assumption that sex is essential to evolution. "There is no general agreement on why sex exists," he said. "It's a big mystery...
After talking about his own research for about half an hour, Meselson asked me about my own interests. I told him I was a junior majoring in government and was thinking about writing my thesis about the effects of the Internet on political participation. He asked me whether I thought there was any effect, and I started talking about the Christian Coalition, which was built up largely over the Internet. He asked if the Coalition had a home page on the World Wide Web, and I said I thought so, but hadn't actually looked at it. He motioned...
...said. "There is certain to be outrage over what, exactly, these soldiers died for." Former Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Tuesday that the lesson of the disaster was that Israel needed to pay the "price for peace" with Lebanon and Syria. While Stewart did not foresee any such immediate effect on Israeli policy, a withdrawal would be an important first step. As Israel mourns its sons, it remains to be seen whether the nation's worst-ever military air disaster can provide some impetus for diplomacy...
...conservative Republicans, whose 1994 Contract with America called for limiting death-row appeals. Lawyers may also have a tough time with President Clinton, a death penalty proponent who has supported the expansion of crimes punishable by death. Given today's tough crime-fighting atmosphere, the vote may have little effect on legislation or on existing statutes, notes TIME's Adam Cohen: "It's a very hard time to argue against the death penalty. They did it as an act of conscience, and it sends a loud message...