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...other concern is perhaps more daunting-two of the four factors that can turn back the clock on adult cells so efficiently are known to cause cancer. One, in fact, was the first gene discovered to cause cancer in mice. "Figuring out how to reprogram cells without directly exposing the cell to the cancer-causing effects of these genes is a major area of scientific activity, and would have to occur before we could consider using similar factor in humans," says Eggan...
...That is too bad, because it means that too many debates on campus have become reminiscent of the worst of the television news programs like The O’Reilly Factor, where the host cuts off the mike of guests whose opinion he dislikes. The protesters here like to think they are advancing their views and agenda. Instead, with their lack of respect for rational discourse, they are no better than the thuggish O’Reilly...
...SEAS has also been criticized for its focus on developing professional skills, a factor that some say may detract from the liberal arts focus of Harvard’s undergraduate education...
...Factor in a fifth-place showing at the Roar-ee, and Harvey’s play in 2007 suggests that much will be expected next year from the rookie...
...part of the magic of the federal sentencing guidelines, which were mandatory until two years ago. The controversial rules prescribe penalties that can be raised or lowered within a range, depending on various factors. One factor in a perjury case is the severity of the crime originally being investigated. It's part of a general category of things - from particularly depraved conduct to the use of a weapon - that can, depending on the crime, increase a sentence if the judge determines by a preponderance of the evidence (the law's lowest level of proof) that they happened...