Movie about school killings stirs controversy
A movie has stirred controversy because of its subject: the mass shooting at the Ecole Polytechnique in 1989.
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College grads face a bad job-hunting environment
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6218501.html From the Houston Chronicle … Jan. 18, 2009 … Facing what experts have called “one…
Exclusionary rule narrowed in 4th Amendment case
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/washington/15scotus.html In the Supreme Court of the United States, it was decided today that evidence obtained…
Snow keeps piling up, temps keep falling
It’s cold out there. Western Suburbs Champaign-Urbana Wednesday morning rush hour was a nightmare, and flights…
15-year-old sentenced for molesting a 6-year-old
A mandatory sentence of jail time was imposed on a 15-year-old boy who molested a 6-year-old.
Two iguana species evolve on the Galapagos Islands
We have the following problem: On the Galapagos Islands, several species of iguanas live on land,…
What does ‘allele’ mean?
The word allele, in the study of inheritance, means a single copy of a gene. It…
What is a Punnett square?
Biologists who study inheritance patterns, genetic counselors, and you (apparently) need to bridge the gap between…
Galactosemia Punnett: recessive and fatal
Classic galactosemia is an inherited disease. The allele for normal digestion (G) is dominant, and the allele for galactosemia (g) is recessive.
Have online social networks made HS reunions obsolete?
Online social networks and "friends" have rendered high school reunions obsolete.