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...Although it explains only a small portion of cases, the newly uncovered mutation is “either as frequent as or more frequent than the most common known cause of autism,” the study authors wrote. Only 10 percent of autism disorders have known genetic causes, despite its high heritability...
...University in the first place. It specifies that the tract be maintained as an “experimental station in forestry for the benefit of all persons and institutions in New England.” Another concern is that the non-profit would have to sell a small portion to developers to finance the deal. Nevertheless, while we are sympathetic to the desire to preserve woodlands in Massachusetts and the need to remain true to donors’ bequests, we think the locals’ concerns are a bit overblown here. We see no reason that Harvard itself must continue...
Marshall I. Goldman, a senior scholar at the Davis Center, was on the faculty at Wellesley College during the stabbing. He says that while he is following the trial, the portion of those still interested in the retrial is a “narrow subset” who are more closely linked to Pring-Wilson...
...Polls indicate, at the moment, that most undeclared voters in New Hampshire will vote in the Democratic primary, and that they will probably vote for Obama. But McCain's campaign claims that it needs only a small portion of those voters to seal their victory over Mitt Romney. Currently neck-and-neck in the polls, McCain and Romney are expected to split the Republican vote almost evenly. "A thousand of [independents] could vote for Obama," says McCain media strategist Mark McKinnon. "We only need three." McKinnon is a unicorn himself, having expressed his admiration for Obama last year - and reportedly...
...campus, Harvard Right to Life has begun a campaign against the legality of gender-selective abortion in the U.S. in Bhutto’s honor, even though the distasteful practice is virtually non-existent in this country, and advocating for its abolition in South Asia was but a tiny portion of Bhutto’s career and message. It’s wrong to make Benazir Bhutto into a patron saint for every cause and to ignore the more uncomfortable lessons of her life. These are dark times ahead for Pakistan, but the memory of Bhutto would be best served...