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...Meselson about his current research, and he explained that he was studying the question of why sex exists. He was examining a species of female pond dwellers, which live without sex and 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...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda, | Title: Professors Are People, Too | 2/5/1997 | See Source »

...fate of black families unlucky enough to live on her land; Momma Jo, the hoodoo priestess who forces herself on Easy in a hilarious seduction scene. But overshadowing them all is the enigmatic Mouse, who combines terrifying bloodthirstiness with naive romanticism; he murders his stepfather so that he can inherit the money he needs for his wedding. As Easy observes in a typically terse but pungent passage, Mouse "was an artist. He always said a poor man has got to work with flesh and blood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: EASY'S EARLY DAYS | 1/20/1997 | See Source »

...love scientists; they are truly some of our brightest stars. Without them, life would be hellish; and because of them, life for the Methuselah wannabes will be hell. I am thrilled to see that scientists have found another way to let the wealthy inherit what's left of the earth. I say to the rich and famous, good luck, enjoy the long and youthful life your money will buy, strive to be like your furniture--antique--and change spare body parts as often as your cars do. Hold on to what's left of the earth--along with the nine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 16, 1996 | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

...infant child, and his album reflects his new domesticity. ("So what does your wife call you?" the Artist is asked. "She calls me many things," he replies.) Emancipation champions monogamy--especially on the swaying jam Friend, Lover, Mother/Wife. The Artist also seems anxious about the world his child will inherit--several songs, including New World, deal with technology's dangers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: THE ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS HOT | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

Seen from the distance of 36 years, the campaign of 1960 seems to us high drama: two young men (Richard Nixon was only 47 when he ran against the 43-year-old J.F.K.) fighting to inherit the presidency from the oldest man ever to hold the office, in a contest marked by the first general-election debates in U.S. history, decided by barely 100,000 votes out of some 70 million cast, the highest American voter turnout in history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THEY ALWAYS LOOK BETTER AT A DISTANCE | 11/11/1996 | See Source »

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