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...healthy survivors may lead a genetically charmed life. Each of the body's cells possesses an identical inherited molecular trait, dubbed its HLA type, that allows an individual to distinguish friend from microscopic foe. Some people's HLA types are more common than others. Heredity specialists have already identified a few genetic types that appear to increase a person's chance of developing AIDS after infection. Now they are trying to determine if long-term survivors hold any inherited molecular configurations in common that could be responsible for their ability to resist...
...human brain toward superiority. Both dolphins and chimps have very complex interactions, but the intricacy of their social world pales beside the lattice of entanglements that characterized human society as early Homo sapiens banded together to gather food and defend themselves. In Somalia today, warring clans identify friend or foe by demanding that those accosted recite their ancestry going back many generations. It is easy to see how similar challenges in antiquity might have driven the development of brainpower...
...against the abortion on demand that flourished for three decades under communism. Women's groups and a liberal wing of the anticommunist Solidarity movement, among others, opposed the severity of the curb. The church hierarchy, supported by Pope John Paul II, pushed for a total ban. Walesa, an abortion foe, opted to sign the new law as the best way to end quarreling...
Shortly thereafter, a defensive giveaway resulted in a break for the Green's Scott Fraser; his top-shelf finish meant that for the third straight game, the Crimson faced an uphill battle against a second-tier ECAC foe...
Students who fall to make their payments by 4 p.m. today will be charged a $50 late registration foe. All students who miss today's deadline must register tomorrow at 20 Garden Street, Smith said...