Word: processing
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...Sometimes compromise is necessary," Born said. "I have seen too many petitions before this council go down in flames. I made a commitment that I wasn't going to be an outsider on this process...
...students who fit the special case outlined above, the scarcity of departmental courses cross-listed for Core credit stands out as a significant problem of the current Core program. So does the somewhat mysterious petition process. As students familiar with the tempting biannual array of course options, we believe that reasonable departmental alternatives for Core courses should be explored more fully, and the Standing Committee on the Core Program pledges to do so. Progress has been made--the committee recently approved the cross-listing of Economics 1010a for Social Analysis credit. We hope this trend will continue, allowing students...
LaBaer cautioned, however, that the publication of the Human Genome Project results is only the beginning of an expansive research process...
...putting Chandrasekaran on probation, the judge halted the legal process before a verdict could be entered...
Rather than condemn the process per se, most of those who oppose genetic engineering do so with an eye to the modifications it allows. Preventing diseases is one thing, but the same procedure can also be used to prevent any condition the parents find inconvenient. Assuming such traits are controlled by genes, would it be acceptable to prevent manic depression, or even (to shy away from controversy) homosexuality? If we endorse genetic engineering, would we have to accept a world where children are made to order, with good looks, smarts and Aryan features to boot...