Beethoven's hair tells all! Thomas Jefferson was just the beginning; using DNA testing and other high-tech tools, scholars are ransacking the past - looking for the historical equivalents of the blue Gap dress
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DNA offers historians and scientific researchers an opportunity to examine the personal lives of historical figures and to learn as much as possible about their relationships, behavior and other social factors that influenced their actions, creativity or political activity. Key targets include Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Ludwig von Beethoven, Emily Dickinson, Matthew Arnold, Meriwether Lewis. The moral controversy over this exploration addresses why society needs this information and if DNA results are interpreted to suit researchers' theories about famous peoples' behavior.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1998
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Cult following: Turkmenistan after Niyazov
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The Khalk Maslakhaty (People's Council) of Turkmenistan has set the presidential elections for February 11, 2007, following the death of President-for-life Saparmurad Niyazov on 21 December 2006. The former deputy prime minister Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov is likely to succeed Niyazov and it is expected that the transition to the new president should be stable, with Niyazov's policies largely continued.
Publication Name: Jane's Intelligence Review
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0955-1247
Year: 2007
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Youth hormone?
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Synthetic human growth hormones (HGH) do not prevent obesity nor it is an effective cosmetic surgery. HGH actually burns deep-tissue body fats and facilitate the growth rate of people deficient from the hormone. It is also known to cause carpal tunnel syndrome and edema.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1997
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