WHO'S TO BLAME for this nation's opioid crisis? If anyone is qualified to point an accusing finger, it may be the man who led the fight against another scourge years ago. Our Cover Story is reported by Lee Cowan:
"We will bring this industry to their knees right here in Mississippi, and I'm proud of that," said Mike Moore.
When Moore -- a self-described country lawyer -- first stood up against "Big Tobacco," everyone thought he was crazy.
"Let me tell you something: When I filed the case in 1994, my mom thought I was crazy!" he told Cowan. "She called me and said, 'It might be time for you to come home now.'"
They weren't laughing for long, though. Just four years later, as Mississippi's Attorney General, he negotiated the largest civil litigation settlement in U.S. history, forcing Big Tobacco to shell out more than $200 billion to help states recoup the costs of treating smoking-related illnesses.
But Moore also wanted something else: to make sure the tobacco companies pay to educate people about the dangers of their products. He made sure that nearly $2 billion of the tobacco settlement was set aside to fund The Truth Initiative, a public health campaign widely credited with reducing the teen smoking rate with sometimes shocking ad campaigns, like one in which body bags are deposited on the front steps of Phillip Morris' corporate office...
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This is in response to the cloning presentation DQ;
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2. If you could clone any animal why would it be and why? Does this animal have any scientific significance?
3.If you were a female would you volunteer to to carry a cloned embryo? Why or Why not?
4. Do you think the cloned monkeys will stay identical over time? If not how long do you think they would stay identical?
Alternate Quiz Questions
1.What is the name of the researcher who is being interviewed?
2.What was the transfer of cells between?
3. (T/F) The monkeys were not the first primates to be cloned
4.What institute produced the cloned monkeys?
5.What was Jose's task in this experiment?
6.What was the Journal called that the paper was published in?
7.Why was this experiment important?
8.What diseases did Jose use as an example that cloning could prevent?
9.How many different animals can be/have been cloned this way?
10.What part of the cell is targeted for extraction?
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