Jan 3, 2010

The City Limits | Compare and Contrast

1970s: New government laws are being passed to restrict water and air pollution and to protect forests and endangered species.

Today: Few new environmental laws are passed; instead, existing laws are repealed as being unfair to local businesses.

1970s: The activities of cells are considered to be among nature’s greatest mysteries.

Today: Even with the recent completion of the Human Genome Project, all questions about cellular activity are not answered; however, scientists have a good sense of how information is transmitted throughout...