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That doesn't stop people from trying to slip through. It was in Rawalpindi that Mohammad Amir Ajmal Qasab, the surviving gunman from the terrorist massacre that claimed 165 lives in Mumbai last November, took his first step toward infamy. In 2007 he visited a market stall run by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), an Islamist extremist group that has been blamed for the Mumbai attacks, among others. Qasab, at the time, was neither particularly religious nor particularly violent - just one of millions of poor young men in South Asia trying to cross the fence to a better life, existing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Making of a Mumbai Terrorist | 3/8/2009 | See Source »

...what we could do to further this promising field and simultaneously work to try to resolve federal restrictions,” said Harvard’s chief lobbyist Kevin Casey. “There was a sense of urgency in that period that...private parties had to come and step in where the federal government had vacated the field.” PREMEDITATED PRIORITIZATION?Researchers quickly found themselves enjoying the support of both Summers and Hyman, a neurobiologist who led the University’s Mind, Brain, and Behavior Program. Hyman, a reliable proponent for stem cell research to this...

Author: By Esther I. Yi and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Life Science Conflict Grows from Stem Cells | 3/6/2009 | See Source »

...those not affected by a stroke.” Both the Ramonis (the two researchers are married) said using the Bayesian model was particularly important for predicting strokes because the disease is so complex and often results from interactions of many different factors. Marco Ramoni said his next step will be to analyze even more genes, hopefully one million by next year. “The more you see the more accurate the predictions will be,” Ramoni said, adding that he hoped to get enough data to build models for different ethnic groups. Deputy Director...

Author: By Beverly E. Pozuelos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Model Predicts Risk of Stroke | 3/6/2009 | See Source »

...dysevolution,’” said Lieberman. He suggested that society combat obesity by creating a more pro-exercise culture and expanding health education as opposed to adopting symptom-based approaches such as liposuction. “In order to actually start something, the first step is to talk about it, to dream it. If you can’t dream it, you can’t do it,” John F. Ruggiero, a member of the audience, said of Lieberman’s suggestions. Lieberman also discouraged the consumption of corn-fed beef on campus...

Author: By Sami M. Khan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Prof. Discusses Dysevolution | 3/6/2009 | See Source »

...Could Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej step in and comment on the laws? The Thais should not comment on what the King should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Interview with Ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra | 3/6/2009 | See Source »

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