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...extremely suppressing that she survived as long as she did," says Tilney, adding however that he attributes this to the immaturity of Baby Fae's immune system and her increased tolerance for foreign organs as a neo-natal and not the success of the operation. "She couldn't recognize the difference between herself and the other and thus did not reject the heart as quickly as an adult would have...
According to the survey, conducted by Professor Lawrence Schlemmer of the University of Natal, 75% of the 551 workers questioned said they disagreed with a strategy of disinvestment and 41% said that such a policy would harm blacks. According to Schlemmer, blacks "do not wish to see their work opportunities destabilized by political action." Concludes Schlemmer: "South Africa is a labor-surplus economy, and those who have jobs are aware that they are privileged. They may want to throw the political bath water out, but they don't want to throw the baby out with...
...city fellow all the way, he works in Tokyo as a translator, after having served 16 years in the Self-Defense Forces. Although raised in Fukuoka, he was born in 1942 in Nagasaki because his mother, following custom, returned to her natal city for the birth. Because of that, as well as to escape air raids near Fukuoka, she and Tadashi returned again to Nagasaki in August of 1945 for the birth of his brother...
Professor Peter Booysen, acting principal of the University of Natal, one of the four involved, has told The New York Times that "we are totally opposed to any form of admission policy based on criteria other than academic criteria." His colleges have denounced almost unanimously the proposed quota system as an affront to the principles of university autonomy and racial equity in higher education. Furthermore, the senate of the largest institution involved, the University of the Witwatersrand, issued a pointed statement last month, nothing that the University's leaders condemned any attempt to "compel the university to become an instrument...
...that the human brain and body at birth are analogous to a computer fully equipped with programs and waiting only for experience to supply them with variables. In fact, recent studies have shown that the structure and development of both the brain and body are significantly affected by post-natal experience...