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Town officials said they appreciate the letter's intent, but are still cautious about Harvard's prospective purchase...
...have been banned long ago for contributing to copyright infringement--as they almost were until the Supreme Court stepped in. Even if their manufacturers knew what the devices would be used for, the capability of non-infringing use is stillkey. After all, in the electronic world, a test of intent becomes meaningless; the encryption program written to protect human rights activists can instead be used by terrorists, and vice versa...
...cloners want to climb on this train in hopes of riding it to a public relations victory, the mainstream scientists want to push them off. Because researchers see the potential benefits of understanding embryonic stem cells as immense, they are intent on avoiding controversy over their use. Being linked with the human-cloning activists is their nightmare. Says Michael West, president of Massachusetts-based Advanced Cell Technology, a biotech company that uses cloning technology to develop human medicines: "We're really concerned that if someone goes off and clones a Raelian, there could be an overreaction to this craziness?especially...
...Libris was rejected because administrators feared the European-based company would not be familiar enough with the slightly-different U.S. library system. DRA was chosen and, in 1999, Harvard signed a letter of intent to pass the HOLLIS contract over...
...comic-book variation on the classic conversion strategy used by proselytizers of all sorts, from cults like the Moonies to communists in their heyday to sects within Judaism that recruit among Jewish tourists in Israel. You befriend your targets when their guard is down, disguising your true intent; then you gradually draw them over to your side...