Different versions of the same basic genes cause the physical differences between one person and another--eye color, height and the risk of getting sick.
Hometown newspapers used to publish obituaries that stuck to the basic facts: age, cause of death, survivors and plans for memorial services.
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Hints that Vioxx might cause heart attacks had existed for years, as basic research pointed to a mechanism by which the drug might cause more clots.
But if they do, the Cochran ruling is available as a well-reasoned precedent and a model for how judges must respect basic tort law principles as proximate cause and the need for an actual injury.
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The obvious danger is that this may cause universities to do less basic science, and more of the applied science that companies might otherwise do for themselves.
The interesting thing about adopting such a new view is that: well, why do all the proposed solutions concentrate on reforming that casino banking, Wall Street, side, if that was not the cause of the original and basic problem?
This concern prompted 49 former NASA scientists and astronauts to send a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on April 10, admonishing the agency for its role in advocating a high degree of certainty that man-made CO2 is a major cause of climate change, while neglecting basic empirical evidence that calls the theory into question.
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Granted George Miller (D-Calif.) took up the cause and in 2007 introduced a bill whose basic premise was to make clear to employees and employers on quarterly statements how much money employees were paying in 401(k) fees.
But then, these officials wouldn't be in the position to cause such harm if the Bush Administration had had a better understanding of basic economics.
At Parris Island, South Carolina, hundreds of Marines graduated Thursday morning from basic training -- a day earlier than planned because the base didn't want Hanna to cause problems for families coming to the celebration, Master Sgt.
In a disease where the cause and risk factors are unknown, this type of competition is probably the best way to find some basic insights.
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