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...political life since 1948, when Party Founder José ("Pepe") Figueres beat back an attempted Communist coup that was launched on the issue of a fraudulent election. Subsequently, Figueres and Successor Oduber pushed through laws that have made Costa Rica what Ticos believe to be an almost tamper-proof democracy...
...American Bar Association and American Law Institute. Indeed, some trial lawyers have called for the abolition of grand juries as outmoded and superfluous. That would involve repealing the Fifth Amendment's guarantee of a grand jury's consideration before indictment, however, and no one has dared to tamper with the Bill of Rights in nearly 200 years...
...view of the fact that our so-called human intelligence has already driven some species to extinction, there is only one commandment for us in nature's bible: Thou shalt not tamper...
...seem like a tempest in a test tube, but it has mightily agitated the scientific community and is now being debated in Congress. The question at issue: Is it dangerous, and possibly sacrilegious, to tamper with the genetic codes that control life? This week's cover story explains how some molecular biologists have become genetic engineers, and it details the controversy that surrounds their experiments. The story aims at providing a thorough understanding of the issues involved in deciding if steps are needed to curb, or stop altogether, the work being done in creating genetic hybrids...
...learn about the world weather machine, the more they realize that it is an engine of enormous complexity. They are only beginning to figure out how it works or predict what it will do next. Until man has a better understanding of the weather, he is wise not to tamper with...