tropheusduboisi

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   by tropheusduboisi 6y ago

   There are enough competitive Asian-American US citizens for the the statement to not be a non-issue.
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   by tropheusduboisi 6y ago

   If targeted outreach can yield 40% gains in year, the admissions/outreach office has been screwing up big time for the past 30 years. It's weird they defend this dramatic admissions change by saying the SAT scores are unchanged, y
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   UC Berkeley boosts Latino admissions by 40% in one year(news.berkeley.edu)

   22 points by tropheusduboisi 6y ago|14 comments
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   by tropheusduboisi 6y ago

   No plasma donors. Old plasma is replaced with saline and albumin.
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   by tropheusduboisi 6y ago

   I'm a scientist that benefits from this money. I'm not a Zuck fan, but I don't like strict policing of speech so I'm alright Zuck's move here. Moderate scientists keep quiet in academia for their own good.
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   by tropheusduboisi 6y ago

   I'm a grad student in the aging bio field. Steve Horvath is well known and well regarded, but I'm pretty sure he just did the regressions. Other characters on the paper are more unusual including a former Investment Banker from In
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   by tropheusduboisi 6y ago

   Some of the figures are based on N=6 treated old rats.