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...scientist, Tilghman has performed research on the cutting edge of molecular biology. She served on the National Research Council, which laid out the plan for the U.S. effort in the human genome project, helped to found the National Advisory Council of the Human Genome Project and is a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society...
...Civilization is declining, says social scientist James Q. Wilson, and the reason is the collapse of the traditional family structure. On March 21, HarperCollins will publish "The Marriage Problem: How Our Culture Has Weakened Families." Says his publisher, "Wilson offers an alarming portrait of modern marriage and argues that we must reassess our values in order to preserve the strength of family in a culture in which divorce and single parenthood has become more widespread than ever...
...Nearly all of the e-waste at Guiyu is imported from America and Japan. But the U.S. government isn't liable for the damage, says Bob Tonetti, a senior scientist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under an agreement called the Basel Convention, most of the world's developed nations and all 15 E.U. members have banned the export of hazardous materials to poorer countries. The U.S., however, permits e-waste export on the condition that it is destined for recycling, regardless of how polluting that...
Under the aegis of American Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Robert Brustein, the talented cast and crew offer a sophisticated insight on this sometimes vulgar Darwinian battle between the sexes. The Captain (Geordie F. Broadwater ’04), is the titular father, a career army man and respected amateur scientist, driven to insanity by his wife Laura (Catherine B. Gowl ’02) as she schemes to obtain control over their daughter Bertha’s education. Laura plant seeds of suspicion in the Captain’s mind about the true paternity of Bertha and about his very...
...Schill claims the Law and Order Offensive has 20% support there, but opinion polls give it just 2% of the vote. A party needs 5% to earn a place in the state legislature. "Schill's party is like a collection point for dissatisfied people," says Ralf Tils, a political scientist at the University of Lüneburg. "At the moment there's a potential for a far-right protest party. But Schill can't control it in all of Germany." In addition to Saxony-Anhalt, Schill's party is putting up a slate of candidates in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania...