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...stem cell research, United States scientists announced two new ways for generating embryonic stem cells this weekend, neither of which would require the destruction of human embryos.But although some have called the new findings key discoveries that would satisfy both scientists and religious activists, many are still skeptical.These two methods, both published in Nature magazine, reflect the burgeoning interest of U.S. researchers in developing alternative ways to create embryonic stem cell lines without having to destroy an embryo. Current federal restrictions limit embryonic stem cell research to cell lines created before August 2001, mainly because opponents of such research claim...
...respectively, every dean appointed since 1919 has been either a former student or faculty member at HBS. And Summers has preferred to appoint internal candidates to lead Harvard’s faculties.Any HBS dean would likely have to be familiar with the school’s unique teaching method. HBS’s faculty teaches solely through the case-study method, in which students are confronted with real-life business dilemmas and must decide how they would act.Roth Professor of Retailing Rajiv Lal says that speculation over contenders for the deanship may be “misleading...
...like Coldplay!.” Facebook stalking may be common and even socially acceptable—but it’s still creepy.On a less frightening but possibly more outrageous note, facebook.com is a mechanism with which to determine an individual’s coolness and popularity. Several methods can be used to judge a person based on their profile. Topping this list is number of friends. My roommate once looked up the profile of a potential hookup from another school, and, after seeing that the potential hookup only had 35 friends at his college, concluded that he was certainly...
...obvious advantages of this kind of practice are that it requires no equipment, is free and can be done anywhere. It is the most cost- and time-efficient relaxation method I have discovered, and I teach it to all my patients and to all health professionals I train...
...courses that Jimmy took, a course integral to Scientology, is called “Key to Life.” It teaches “study technology,” Hubbard’s method for learning to learn. Jimmy credits the course with helping his schoolwork and his later studies in Scientology. Other courses in subjects like communication, he says, helped him become more comfortable talking in groups and with strangers...