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...PAHs might harm the developing brain is unclear, though more than one mechanism may be at work. "We know from many studies that the developing fetal brain is particularly vulnerable to neurotoxic chemicals," says Perera. "One of the reasons is that it is rapidly developing. The defense mechanisms present in the adult are not present in the fetus: these include detoxification and repair enzymes." Exposure to pollution could cause direct genetic damage or epigenetic changes, which are changes in how genes are expressed...
...many disparate views, and such extreme ones, of the same country? Tsvangirai: Some extremists have understandable concerns. If I had grown up in privileged society because of my race, I would probably like to protect that. You feel nostalgia for the past and forget the reality of the present. And there's the other extreme: let's burn down the buildings to cross out the past. That's unacceptable. It's self-destructive. The middle ground is where the majority is. The majority of people are not ideological. They want prosperity and to look after their children...
...ancient Roman ruins, in particular the Roman forum: melancholy. It is beautiful and yet sad. The ruins are majesty fallen; they are things gone and not memorialized, but rather left to simply be. “And look,” one has to think, “present-day Italians, once Romans, once the most powerful people in the world, can’t even get it together to label the rubble...
...Cadbury, claims its new product, called Vulcano, is the world's first - and so far only - melt-resistant, low-calorie chocolate. "No more stains or sticky fingers," company spokeswoman Gaby Tschofen tells TIME. "The only place where Vulcano will melt is in the mouth, because of the enzymes present in the saliva." (See pictures of what the world eats...
Should journalists strive to present ideas as balanced, regardless of the actual credibility of either side? Jonathan Silver, PHILADELPHIA