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Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances -- it was somebody's name, or he happened to be there at the time, or it was so then, and another day would have been otherwise. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

:) Evolution of the evolutionary Darwin.

Darwin Exhibit Makes N.Y. Opening from npr.org Science Friday

Brief look at Charles Darwins scientific life.

Some things that I picked up while listening to this story...
He and his wife were upset that they will not be able to spend eternity together!
He was sacared as it was as if accepting to murder.
He published his work 20yrs after he discovered it.

Intresting

Polls on Women in Leadership Roles from npr.org News & Notes with Ed Gordon

Brave mouse implies brave human!!!!

Fearless Mice May Shed Light on Fearful Humans from nrp.org Morning Edition

""They're kind of like fearless mice," he says. "They go to open spaces. They explore freely. And really for mice it's not a good thing because some predator can come and eat them."

The mice are fearless because they have been genetically modified. They are missing a gene called stathmin."

good or bad????

The Problem With an Almost-Perfect Genetic World from NYTimes

"MIA PETERSON is not a fan of tests. Because she has Down syndrome, she says, she cannot always think as fast as she would like to and tests end up making her feel judged. A recent driving test, for instance, ended in frustration. The Boston Globe

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS Genetic testing may adversely affect children with Down syndrome. Fewer Born With Down Syndrome

Ms. Peterson, 31, the chief of self-advocacy for the National Down Syndrome Society, prefers public speaking and travel. And her test aversion extends to the latest one designed to detect Down in a fetus. "I don't want to think like we're being judged against," Ms. Peterson said. "Not meeting their expectations."

Heralded in the Nov. 10 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, the new prenatal test provides earlier, more reliable results for all women than the current test, which is routinely offered to only older women who are at higher risk. But for people with Down syndrome and the cluster of other conditions subject to prenatal screening, the new test comes with a certain chill.

Because such tests often lead to abortions, people with conditions from mental disability to cystic fibrosis may find their numbers dwindling. As a result, some fear, their lives may become harder just as they are winning the fight for greater inclusion.

"We're trying to make a place for ourselves in society at a time when science is trying to remove at least some of us," said Andrew Imparato, president of the American Association of People With Disabilities, who suffers from bipolar disorder. "For me, it's very scary.""

Or maybe NOT!

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