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These vagaries highlight the problem with this type of legislation—namely, that it is arbitrary. If someone’s feelings are hurt, they can claim harassment. Of course, arbitrariness is endemic to the justice system, but our laws should not add to the problem; they should try to alleviate it, especially if aimed at curtailing free speech. Further, teasing and name-calling are part of every young person’s daily life. Learning to deal with that is called growing up and, if intervention is necessary, we usually call that “parenting...
...direct reprogramming” technique, reported last week by researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Kyoto University, allows human skin cells to develop into any type of tissue...
...Even over Thanksgiving dinner, you can explain to your aunt and your high school kids that these cells can become any type of cell in your body,” he said. “And they think it’s cool...
...flourishing in optimal conditions like those grown in culture, the second corresponded to the starvation-response group, and the third corresponded to the stress-response group. In patients, there was no discernible clinical difference between those infected with the first and second parasite groups, but patients with the third type were more likely to have a severe case of malaria with high inflammation and fever. Daily said that the experiment showed that “parasites can sense the environment and respond. Up to this study, it was not clear that this was the case.” Dyann...
...turned into other kinds of cells as needed. These cells have also produced much controversy because they are derived from human embryos. I have the disease - Parkinson's - for which stem cells hold the most immediate promise. The hope is that they can be turned into the type of brain cells that produce dopamine, the missing ingredient in Parkinson's patients...