One of his colleagues described the failure to me as a "colossal failure of culture - bankers, obsessed with generating short-term profits and bonuses, ran amok".

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There is, however, a third possibility--generating replacement cells from a patient's own brain in a tissue culture.

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In that fractured, querulous, society religion and certain aspects of traditional culture (such as female purdah in the Pashtun areas) remain the great touchstones for generating fellow feeling or indeed outrage.

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Namibia created a culture of good human-wildlife interactions by involving communities, employing locals in anti-poaching patrols and generating income from rhino-related tourism.

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