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Masters Project
Autism and schizophrenia could be genetic opposites
Researchers found four regions in the genome which dramatically affect the risk of autism or schizophrenia. Called “copy-number variants”, these are stretches of DNA with seemingly accidental duplications or deletions. Crespi’s team found that the presence of a particular variant – a duplication, say – was often associated with autism while the opposite variation – a deletion of the genetic material – was linked to schizophrenia.
Bernard Crespi says “The results fit with other evidence that autism may be caused by overdevelopment of specific brain regions and schizophrenia by underdevelopment”
Learning in 3D
Robin Teigland (In SL: Karinda Rhode), Associate Professor at Stockholm School of Economics
Legal book on Virtual Worlds.
Greg Lastowka, a professor at the Rutgers–Camden law school, suggests that our everyday avatars have lives of their… and laws and lawsuits, to boot. Virtual worlds are evolving away from their origins as entertainment services, and are re-orienting toward less structured and more social experiences.
I have emailed him with my own question. I have asked my former employer to delete me as the founder of the schools group. The only way to do this is to delete all members of the group and start with a new one. I could of done this when my relationship with the school was ended, but I did not want to mess them up, since the group permissions are connected to their land. They have refused to respond to me, or eliminate the group. I keep having future and new students asking me to join the group, and at least 2 have not been so nice, when I told them I could not help them. I do not want my avatar associated with this school. I hope Mr. Lastowka can help me.
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