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...take a closer look at a similar group of synthetic compounds. Says a spokeswoman for another major U.S. firm: "We've started scaling back. We just don't think you can define 'traditional knowledge' in that kind of legalistic way." Others fear that, given the notorious corruption of many Third World governments, any royalties that drug companies pay to struggling indigenous peoples might end up in officials' pockets. And by keeping First World scientists at arm's length, the new laws risk slowing development of medicines, such as malaria and cholera remedies, that may benefit the tribes...
...alumni who are in business, around four percent,” says Joshua Z. Biber, TFA’s Boston director for new site development. Biber reports that before joining TFA, ten percent of corps members considered teaching after college. But two-thirds of corps members continue teaching following their two years in TFA, with one-third of alumni working in low-income communities.Still, Biber recognizes the importance of all career fields to the common goal of improving the country’s public school system and, in turn, the country as a whole. “We believe that...
...Thomas herself decided to bring her case to trial, not us. We tried to settle the case. She refused. Of course, she has a right to have her day in court if she so chooses. But the decision to take the case to a jury was made by her. Third, the implication that Thomas was found liable for infringement because she was out-gunned by an adversary with greater resources is simply false. The jury—twelve of Thomas’ peers from Minnesota—determined she committed copyright infringement. And they made that determination quickly and without...
...Niel has responded to his featured role. He scored the first two touchdowns of his career—one through the air, one on the ground—in a 27-17 win against Lafayette in Week 5, and he’s been the most consistent third-down threat—again, in both running and passing situations—for a Harvard team that lacks the pile-moving power of a big ball-carrier at tailback.“I’ve been able to perform this year, and Coach Murphy believes in me, he believes...
...With class selection and academia, my first week back was quite secular, aside from forays to Hillel for the best food on campus. But my interest in the Bible was rekindled when I decided to take a course on the literature of the medieval world. Reading about Paul’s journey to the Third Heaven and the Apocalypse, I came to appreciate the Bible academically, from the history of its creation to its later influence on pretty much all of Western literature. However, absent was the deep spiritual and emotional connection with the good book that I had heard...