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...case was more an ethical than a scientific landmark. There was the familiar slippery-slope question that arises with all genetic tinkering: Today we screen for deadly genes, tomorrow for baldness and tone deafness? But last week's case had a whole other layer of tragedy and quandary. Is it fair for a woman to give birth who will probably "not be able to care for or even recognize her child in a few years?" asked an editorial in J.A.M.A. In the arguments over life and choice, the right to have a baby is implicitly absolute. Saul Bellow's virility...
...Slippery Slope...
...programmed, future-focused life. So while I know I’m not going to be on a medal stand anytime soon, I’m certainly much more aware of the possibilities of teleporting from the chairs in Lamont Library to a Park City ski slope. And I urge you, instead of fantasizing about a 40 on your MCATs, try to dream about winning gold, even though some students here already have...
...already have to fight with graduate students to broaden their education—[this proposal] could be a total slippery slope,” Professor of Psychology Marc D. Hauser said at a CUE meeting last month...
...against what students say, he risks looking like his council visits are just lip service—and Lee’s attempt to re-engage in political issues will mean her council will be stuck with the impotent image of yore. The Lee-Summers relationship is a slippery slope: both the University and the Undergraduate Council are constantly waging an uphill battle for positive public relations. Likely next on the new “joint” docket: ROTC, a road guaranteed to be rocky. During her campaign, Lee’s support for ROTC cost her the endorsement...