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...history reveals there is also much in human nature that is horrifically bad. When a species with our track record thumps its chest and declares itself to be already perfect - with zero room for improvement - it is hard to know whether to laugh or cry. However, it doesn't follow from this that we will necessarily improve things if we start mucking around with our genes. We could make things worse...
...just one.” The grant allotment will officially begin next week, Lipsitch said, adding that the Center’s immediate goals include the continuation of “urgent” work on the H1N1 flu. “We’re trying to follow the path of the H1N1 as it evolves over the autumn and winter,” he said. Lipsitch said that the Center already has produced substantial research in time for flu season’s arrival. Edward Goldstein, a research scientist at the HSPH who has been modeling the dynamics...
...studded, benefit concerts to respond to specific catastrophes - 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the Indonesian tsunami, Australian bushfires - but none have had as lasting an effect as the MDA telethons, which have raised more than $1 billion to date. And if the pity party gets to be a bit too much, follow Lewis' own words from a 1990 broadcast: "If you find I'm annoying, I'm getting to you, you've got a remote-control clicker...
...another Antonioni film—“L’avventura”—that best mirrors the enigmatic circles in which Oliveira moves. In that movie, the presumable storyline of a woman going missing seems to be forgotten by everyone in the scenes that follow; similarly, La Maga’s absence doesn’t give rise to the conventional narrative arc. Oliveira half-heartedly looks for her, but his restlessness has much deeper roots. Like so much literature of the 60s, “Hopscotch” is—at its core?...
...album opens at high energy, but the frenetic driving beat of the title track soon relaxes into a calm, agreeable record. An early highlight, “The End Is Near,” features a bluesy piano riff refreshing for its childlike simplicity. The guitar breakdown in follow-up track “Drive to Dallas” is one any shredder could be proud of, and its improbable fluctuations in energy showcase lead vocalist Eleanor Friedberger’s distinctive voice. At the Furnaces’ best, their songs sound like an exploration of the most basic building...