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The promise of stem cell research
July 28, 2006Stem cells are relatively undifferentiated cells, that is, they have no specific tissue function. They are capable of self-renewal or of being stimulated to develop into specialized (differentiated) cells. There are two kinds of stem cells:...
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Weird fun
July 28, 2006MovieREVIEWPrairie Home Companion Directed by Robert Altman, written by Garrison Keillor Rated PG-13, 105 min. There’s pleasure on so many levels in Robert Altman’s “Prairie Home Companion,” it’s hard to know where to begin. The movie...
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Anti-Flag delivers strong politics
July 28, 2006CDREVIEWFor Blood and Empire Anti-Flag 2006, RCA I remember when Joe Strummer, the late punk rock icon and member of The Clash, participated in the Boston Marathon. Speaking of the grueling training required for it, he...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
July 28, 2006IRS fires estate tax auditors There’s more than one way to skin a cat. National Treasury Employees Union activist Sharyn Phillips, a veteran IRS estate tax lawyer, told The New York Times that the Bush administration’s...
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Workers charged for chairs, pencils
July 28, 2006I landed my first job out of college at a financial institution. What I did not realize is that I was about to receive an education of a different kind. Each employee on the floor was...
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