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...only can such filings be sloppy genetics, they can also be bad business. est applications may lead to so-called submarine patents, claims that are made today and then vanish, only to reappear when some unsuspecting scientist finds something useful to do with genes hidden in the patent. To prevent this, Lehman requires that est applications include no more than 10 genetic sequences. Each 10 after that requires a separate application--and a separate filing fee. "Companies will now have an incentive to file more selective applications," says Lehman...
Chalabi--who hopes to land some of the Liberation Act's $97 million--insists the difficulties would vanish with a liberal application of cash and U.S. muscle. He wants guns and training now and tactical air support when his revolt begins. But few in Washington are willing to go along for the ride. Says Kenneth Pollack, a former CIA analyst: "Their plan is militarily ludicrous...
When Tiger finished the Furby--on schedule, in October--many more parents than usual knew about the new toy. Initial shipments sold out almost immediately. Now Furbies vanish from Target stores within a few hours of arriving from China. The Web's eToys.com has so few left it will hold a Furby giveaway sweepstakes after Thanksgiving. "If we got 30,000 tomorrow, we could sell 30,000 tomorrow," says eToys exec Phil Polishook. They have only about...
...Harvard. But not just because of his great bow-ties, his friendliness and the struggle for equality he represents. He also symbolizes Harvard to students, to me anyway, because he is our dean, in an institutional sense. And I don't know why my dean's position should vanish just because my dean is moving on. Daniel M. Suleiman '99 is a social studies concentrator in Leverett House. His column appears on alternate Tuesdays...
...that she falters. There is an insultingly blatant parallel between Darwin's theory of evolution and the evolution of Jane's friendships and identity. There is no mystery about this self-explanatory connection, but at last Schine introduces a secret family feud. However, the writing again makes any interest vanish. Throughout the novel, the rules of algebra and syllogism appear, "If A=(?) and B=(?), then all one has to prove is (?)." The logic is straightforward, giving the reader time for their own conclusions: if chapter 1=(heavy blinking) and chapter 2=(mind shifting) then all one has to prove...