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...Hall tower. He is correct that $4 million is being spent on the project; however, Harvard is not paying for it out of its budget. Several alumni donors gave the money specifically for the purpose of rebuilding the tower. The University did not allocate this money, nor could officials redirect the funds...
...effectively unregulated, one important potential goal remains blocked. Experiments aimed at learning how to insert functional genetic material into human germ cells--sperm and eggs--remain off limits to most of the world's scientists. No governmental body wants to take responsibility for initiating steps that might help redirect the course of future human evolution. These decisions reflect widespread concerns that we, as humans, may not have the wisdom to modify the most precious of all human treasures--our chromosomal "instruction books." Dare we be entrusted with improving upon the results of the several million years of Darwinian natural selection...
...wrap up in six to eight weeks, compared with the 13 years the IBM antitrust trial dragged on--Judge Jackson has limited each side to 12 witnesses. And he has imposed the unusual condition that all witnesses submit their direct testimony in written form. Only cross-examination and redirect take place in the courtroom...
...first thing she did was throw away the hat," he says. "I had to redirect her attention...
Along related lines, a brochure for Pfizer employees points out that while "jokes and puns are often used in conversation about sexual health topics...you can redirect humorous remarks to more appropriate discussion by not joining in the humor and pointing out the seriousness of the subject matter, reminding the people with whom you speak that ED is a significant medical condition that affects the lives of millions of men and their partners." This is true, of course. It also speaks to the tricky questions of taste and exploitation that Pfizer will have to navigate in marketing the drug...