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...Such a shift in thinking is already under way, thanks to the special nature of cancer stem cells. Unlike embryonic stem cells, which stir up moral and political passions because they can, in theory, be used to create an entire human being, cancer stem cells are mutated forms of adult stem cells that can only make copies of their own cell type, be it blood or skin or lung tissue. What gives those adult cells their "stemness" is the ability to generate more stem cells like themselves (and thus continue to regenerate blood or skin tissue) and to churn...
...implications of the rise of China and India go far beyond higher palm-oil prices. There's another, less talked about, shift going on that will profoundly influence investment returns in global markets over the coming years. Since the late 1990s, the U.S. has been on a borrowing and spending binge, aided by low interest rates and very loose monetary policy. As a result, it's running record trade and current-account deficits, particularly with its Asian trading partners, which conversely are running bulging trade and current-account surpluses. Put another way: while the U.S. has been busy consuming...
...huge shift of wealth and power to Asia is thus taking place, leading to an unprecedented situation in economic history. In the past, it was always the rich countries that financed economic development in emerging economies. European capital built canals and railroads in the 19th century U.S. economy; in the 20th century, European and American money bankrolled development in Latin America, Australia and Asia. But today, it's the poor countries?notably China?that are financing American consumption by purchasing U.S. government bonds. No wonder that with their vast liquidity, stock markets in many developing countries have vastly outperformed...
...always curtain a part of themselves and consequently never feel comfortable about being Christians here. That Harvard is no longer the Puritan institution it was more than 300 years ago is no travesty: the school is bound to become less Christian in aspiring to student diversity. But in its shift, the Harvard community must be conscious to preserve respect for the religion, especially given that it was within Harvard’s Christian culture that the religious pluralism we now enjoy was produced. Lucy M. Caldwell ’09, a Crimson editorial editor, lives in Wigglesworth Hall...
...highway boards into digital led displays at a cost of $300,000 to $500,000 each. "Advertisers can change their messages almost instantaneously," says Sean Reilly, Lamar's president and coo. Reilly plans to put up 200 of those smart boards before the end of the year. That time-shift ability has fresh appeal for even the most familiar brands. McDonald's, for example, could advertise an Egg McMuffin in the morning and a Big Mac in the afternoon. "Selling day parts has never been an option for out-of-home advertisers before," says Jodi Senese, executive vice president...