Order in the Steinhaus case

In April 1986, one-month-old Lance Tyler Steinhaus sustained serious injuries, attributed to abuse by his father, that left him comatose. His mother and his physicians agreed that he should not be treated aggressively. The Redwood County (Minnesota) Welfare Department obtained a temporary order restraining withdrawal of Lance's antibiotic therapy. Lance's mother and Dr. David Steinhorn, a pediatrician, appealed to the County Court to dissolve the temporary injunction. Judge George I. Harrelson in this decision denied their request on the grounds that both state and federal law establish that infants with life-threatening conditions have a right to medically-indicated treatment and that Lance Steinhaus had such a right because he was in a "vegetative state" rather than technically "comatose." [Editor's note: After conducting another hearing on Lance's neurological status, the court ruled on 18 October that Lance was irreversibly comatose and ordered only "comfort care."]     

Situating the “Cultural Reach” of Cities in a Multiscalar Field

International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society - On the basis of empirical material from a city bordering Syria and Turkey, this article aims to situate the city’s emerging landscape...     

DNA指纹的个体特异性和细胞稳定性研究

人类基因组的许多高度可变区域能够与小卫星探针杂交,而同时被检测出来,小卫星探针由串联重复的"核心"顺序构成.采用Southern印迹杂交获得的DNA指纹图包含多条高度可变的DNA片段杂交带,这些带主体细胞和生殖细胞中都表现出稳定性,而且安全具有个体特异性.本文用小卫星探针33.15,调查了北京地区的60名无关个体,