Genes and crime: a U.S. plan to reduce violence rekindles an old controversy
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An federal initiative that would fund biological research on the genetic aspects of violent crime has become controversial. Opponents believe that results of research on the innate predisposition toward violent crime could be used to denigrate or stigmatize certain groups.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
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Group think: a previously rejected theory about natural selection makes a comeback
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The evolutionary theory of group selection is regaining credibility. David Sloan Wilson and Elliott R. Sober argue that competition between groups can affect each group's characteristics. The pair attempt to explain behaviors such as altruism in terms of group selection.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
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Japan, cold fusion and Lyndon LaRouche
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Cold fusion is not highly regarded in many scientific circles, yet the Japanese company Technova, Inc is sponsoring two US researchers. Lyndon LaRouche followers publish a journal that prints information about cold fusion.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
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