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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...often that a mere flash of insight - as opposed to a formal, controlled study - commands much space in a medical journal, and Purpura and Mehler readily concede that a good deal of empiricism will have to be applied to their theory before it can become anything more than that. Still, they're convinced that the idea deserves attention. If the locus coeruleus is indeed malfunctioning in autism, the problem could involve hundreds or even thousands of genes. The researchers are careful to avoid the shooting war over what damaged those genes, suggesting that environment and toxic chemicals - but not vaccines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Fever Helps Autism: A New Theory | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

...queen Fena Barbitall gave a presentation about their lives and then split the attendees into two groups to teach them how to dress in drag. Barbitall took the men into a separate room and spoke about being a drag queen performer, saying that she hoped that students would gain insight into drag culture. Meanwhile, Wakefield spoke about the process of dressing as a drag king, discussing issues from “packing a pud” to “building a tummy” as alternatives to breast binding while performing on stage. Trans Task Force (TTF) Chair...

Author: By Beverly E. Pozuelos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Trade Skirts For Pants (and Vice-Versa) | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

...There are only handful of people who understand the workings of the global financial system as well as Greenberg," a Democratic committee staffer says. "He can provide some very valuable insight into what went wrong worldwide in the current financial crisis and how it can be fixed and what the government ought to do to stabilize things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Washington Looks to AIG's Greenberg for Help | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...track feels slightly disappointing given its failure to advance on the work the band has done previously.In its second half, “It’s Blitz!” experiments with various sounds that, although not as successful as in the first half, offer an interesting insight into where the band might go next. “Dragon Queen” flirts a little too much with disco beats and is the sort of song that fans of the band may have feared would be produced by abandoning guitars in favor of keyboards. Fortunately, the closing...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Yeah Yeah Yeahs | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...paper offers new insight into an evolutionary conundrum posited in 1986 by Daniel Vining Jr. of the University of Pennsylvania in the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Vining pointed out that in contemporary societies, rich couples have the same number (and often fewer) kids than poor ones. The article suggested that human reproductive behavior was entirely learned, not inherited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Type A Personalities Have the Edge in Procreating | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

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