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...memo, Yoo wrote that two Congressional resolutions regarding the president’s authority to use force did not “place any limits on the president’s determinations as to any terrorist threat, the amount of military force to be used in response, or the method, timing and nature of the response,” according to the Times...
...principle, their method is straightforward: to find a disease-related gene, find someone with the disease, then see how his or her DNA differs from the DNA of healthy people. In practice, however, individual genes rarely cause illness on their own; instead, they tend to make people more susceptible. And in places with genetically mixed populations, the complex interaction among genes makes it hard to find the risky ones. But in Iceland, with its uniform population and genealogies that show how everyone is related, risky genes tend to stand out. The country's meticulous medical records provide even more data...
Your article"Whodunit, Doggone It?", about a genetics laboratory that analyzes animal DNA for use in criminal cases [Jan. 30], described an interesting branch of forensics. The report shed light on a new method of investigation. It is amazing how pets can assist us--relaxing us, helping us cope with stress or loneliness and now even providing evidence at a crime scene. The work done by veterinary genetics laboratories will, I hope, continue to aid in administering justice. NATHAN FREY St. Charles...
...first fully online course at Harvard Business School (HBS) wrapped up last semester, departing from the school’s traditional case method and marking HBS’s most significant jump into the world of online teaching...
...student Ibrahim A. Majeed, one of the students in the course, said he found that the class was a “refreshing” break from the case study method used in his other classes...