Word: organism
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...Mower)1 p.m.Dunster House Opera ShowcaseDudley House, Lehman Hall1 p.m.“At Ease,”Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St1 p.m.Harpsichord Music from the Spanish CourtMemorial Church1 p.m.Stand-Up Comedy JamCambridge Queen’s Head1 p.m.Fallen Angels A Cappella Jam, Science Center C1 p.m.Harvard Organ Society, Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland St1 p.m.Debussy’s Prelude d’Après-midi d’une FaunePaine Hall1 p.m.John Williams: Heroic Masterpieces Sanders Theatre1 p.m.Prokofiev’s Five MelodiesPhillip Brooks House1 p.m.Opportunes A CappellaHarvard Yard Stage/Harvard Yard1 p.m.Harvard University PowWowRadcliffe Yard...
...signed off on a 2002 memo, recently released by the Obama Administration, authorizing the rough stuff in clinical detail. Along with his deputy John Yoo, Bybee infamously claimed that interrogation practices aren't legally torture unless they inflict pain resembling that of "serious physical injury" such as organ failure or death. While supporters say the policies helped keep the country safe in the wake of Sept. 11, critics say the memos are illegal and helped pave the way for the abuses seen at the Abu Ghraib prison and elsewhere. (See pictures of the aftershocks of Abu Ghraib...
...that's problematic. One reason companies opt for pay cuts is to preserve worker morale, but that can be a delicate thing. "Initially, this sounds really good to people because we're all chipping in. It's almost like in World War II when housewives bought organ meat instead of steaks and chops to save meat for the boys," says Mitchell Lee Marks, a professor at San Francisco State University's College of Business. "There's a sense of camaraderie and loyalty. But what if you don't win the war? Then why did we do that...
...original version of this story misidentified the body's insulin-producing organ. It is the pancreas, not the liver. The story also misstated that high-fructose corn syrup is cheaper than glucose. It is not, but it is cheaper than sucrose...
...however, that will be necessary to develop stem-cell therapies for human use. It's unlikely that the Food and Drug Administration would approve any stem cell therapy that involves transplanting cells or tissues from one patient to another, without addressing the potential of immune rejection - but as our organ transplant history reveals, these challenges remain formidable...