Word: using
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...group that is derecognized cannot use "Tufts" in its name, receive a stipend from the student government, meet in classrooms or publicize events as an official student group, The Boston Globe reported...
...skull and the contents suctioned out, allowing the head to emerge as well. Doctors like Carhart believe it is sometimes the safest way--least harmful to the woman's reproductive system--to remove a fetus of that size. The problem, doctors argue, is that state laws banning this method use language so vague that it effectively makes it illegal to perform most abortions at that stage...
...approach as an overdue sign of good sense. "Economic history shows that an airline based solely on lower fares does not work," says John Tschohl, who follows the industry for Service Quality Institute, which tracks customer-service trends. "Customer service is the only strategic marketing tool a carrier can use to pull customers away from an established airline." Business traveler Galonsky would readily agree with that. "I'll be going cross-country a lot in the near future," he says. And when he does, he adds, "I will be flying Legend again...
...that's just the beginning. Someday, scientists hope to use cells like these to cure diabetes, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis, as well as to reverse congestive heart failure and heal spinal-cord injuries. But there are some aspects of this story that are brave new world-ish. Known scientifically as stem cells, Pedersen's marvelously pliable cells are derived from seven-day-old human embryos, which are destroyed in the process. Although not all stem cells are produced this way, embryonic stem cells seem for now to have the greatest potential for medical miracles...
...different types of blood cells; stem cells in the muscles generally give rise to muscle.) Otherwise, Kafkaesque as it may seem, you could wake up one morning to find that your foot had turned itself into a liver. In any case, while there's no controversy over the use of adult stem cells, their potential benefit as a therapy seems limited...