Lost, Season 6, Episode 7: Dr. Linus.
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Dolly, the cloned Finn Dorset lamb born in Scotland in 1997, is surely the most famous sheep on the planet since she was the first clone to be followed by the popular press. Frogs and mice had been cloned years before, and those feats were of great interest to the scientific community, but invisible to the general public. Dolly (who died in 2003) was a large, fluffy, familiar animal. She was cloned by ian Wilmut and his colleagues at an agricultural research facility in Scotland, using a process known as “nuclear transplantation”—the entire nucleus of the donor cell, the packaged DNA, and all its paraphernalia were transplanted into a sheep’s egg whose own nucleus had been removed. Thus, dolly is the genetic replica, or clone, of the animal who provided the nucleus, not the animal who provided the egg. The donated nucleus came from a mammary cell, which prompted the … read more»
Each night I ask the stars above Why must I be a teenager in love?
—Dion and the Belmonts
Bella Swan thinks of her relationship with the vampire Edward Cullen in great sweeping terms—Romeo and Juliet, Catherine and Heathcliff. And their story certainly has echoes of those iconic … read more»
“I love this life because it’s all black and white. There’s no maybe. You find the bad thing, you kill it. Most people spend their lives in shades of gray, but not us.”
—Gordon Walker, “Bloodlust” (2-3)
Let’s say that you have a demon hunter who is dedicated, smart, resourceful, … read more»
(NEW YORK) Researchers at the Ethel Mertz Institute of Behavioral Science have undertak en the first study of the chronic and socially debilitating condition known as “Sidekick Syndrome.” For years, the syndrome was thought to affect only high-risk individuals, such as supporting characters on TV sitcoms. But researchers now believe that the psychological condition has been under-diagnosed … read more»
It is a misperception universally accepted as a truism that a woman in possession of her own fortune must be in want of a husband.
“I really do not know what I am to do about this invitation,” Althea Lynncroft said to her companion, staring Iat inoffensive pasteboard crossly. “I do … read more»
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