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Unlike human fishing techniques, which tend not to discriminate between sick and healthy specimens, sharks are selective: they target weakened prey, thereby keeping fish populations healthy and strengthening the gene pool.
UNESCO: Open Access to Scientific Information
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The US researchers, reported Science magazine, used genetic modification techniques to knock out a mouse gene which is responsible for keeping the immune system in check so that it does not launch attacks on itself.
BBC: Body may cause lethal heart weakness
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Anger over the name change, which was supposed to take effect this month, came from members of the local Gilda's Club chapter, fans of Radner who saw it as a slight to a woman who confronted cancer with dignity and humor, leaders of other clubs who reaffirmed their commitment to keeping the name, as well as Radner's husband, actor Gene Wilder.
NPR: Gilda's Club Chapter In Wis. Sticks With Name