Nobel Prize Goes To U S Political Economist Buchanan
American James McGill Buchanan, 67, a George Mason University professor, wins the 1986 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science for developing public choice theory. The prize honors his work on the political decision making process and the rules that shape outcomes, with 2 million kronor awarded.
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First anti cancer gene isolated by scientists in Boston
Boston researchers identify a gene whose absence triggers rare childhood cancers retinoblastoma and osteosarcoma, suggesting other cancers arise from lost genes. The finding notes two gene types: those promoting cancer when present and those causing cancer when absent, both from mutated normal genes.
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Array of Legal Eagles Seek High Court Post
Twelve candidates filed for the Kansas Supreme Court vacancy created by Chief Justice Alfred Schroeder's retirement in January. Names include Charles Michael Lennon and several district judges and attorneys led by Fred W. Phelps Jr. The Nominating Commission will trim to about six for interviews before sending three to Gov. Carlin. Schroeder leaves Jan 12, 1987, with a potential Democratic majority on the court.
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