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...Since rats are used in many laboratory experiments and their whiskers function in a similar way to the human sense of touch, it is important to understand how they perceive objects and sense surfaces. "Most of modern biology is based on studying rodents," says Moore. "It is crucial to understand them." While MIT's research has figured out much of the unknown about the mechanics of the rats' whiskers, future research still needs to be done to understand how their brains actually decode and interprets the information...
...opposes the Zapatero revolution. "We've gone a step farther than was requested," she says. "Gay marriage and adoption wasn't a response to a demand from the people. It was a way to create a fracture in society; a coup de théâtre, to show how modern and advanced [the Socialists] were." Her husband Enrique Trabado, a lawyer for a major construction firm, provides another rationale for promoting traditional families. "This model forms an economic pyramid," he says. "The current generation must always pay for the pensions of the older generation...
...models. But they depend too on the traditional boon of having two grandmothers nearby, who do regular babysitting duties. "The extended family still exists," says Martínez-Sampere. "And it works." Whichever candidate wins next week will similarly have to reconcile Spain's deep family roots with its modern ambition to have...
...with the Chicago Symphony, and he has been a towering figure in jazz ever since. He received a contract from Blue Note records in 1961, creating such albums as “Maiden Voyage” and “Speak Like a Child” that heavily influenced modern piano composition and improvisation. Trumpeter Miles Davis recruited him as a sideman in 1963, and Hancock became a core member of what is known as Davis’s “second great quintet.” Through albums like “In A Silent Way?...
...Each of these schools has committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions, but our university is conspicuously absent. As a world and university leader, Harvard has a duty to commit to setting a date for climate neutrality and so demonstrating that sustainability must be a priority for modern institutions...