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  1. Re:Probable Cause and Warrants on A Device to Grab Data From Cell Phones · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually, you should read up on your Supreme Court jurisprudence. The Court, led by Justice Thomas, has begun to read the text literally. If you notice, there is no requirement that a search be made after a warrant is granted. Instead, it protects people from unreasonable searches. WHEN a warrant is issued, that warrant must be based upon probable cause. Generally, it has been presumed that a search of an area where a person has a legitimate expectation of privacy is only reasonable when done pursuant to a warrant. This view, though, is not the only one. The Court has begun to evaluate a search as whether it is unreasonable - not merely if it was done pursuant to a warrant.

  2. RNA loading contribution on Three Parents Contribute to Experimental Human Embryo · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This short article leaves out the interesting issue of maternal RNA loading. Part of the reason the egg is so large is due to the actual production of the egg itself. Whereas sperm cells divide from a stem cell into 2 pre-sperm, then 4 sperm cells, a stem cell divides into 2 then 4 daughter cells. Only 1 of these cells becomes the egg, the other 3 are discarded. However, the other 3 pump their cytoplasm into the egg before being discarded, making the egg much larger. This transfer loads the egg with tons of maternal RNA that is free floating in the cytoplasm. This RNA will be used by the egg and newly formed fertilized cell before the cell can begin to make its own RNA. This maternal RNA does have an effect on the cell and its genetic expression. In this situation, the donor egg will have both mitochondria and its DNA in addition to RNA from the donor. While this RNA is only used for a short time, that time is a critical time in development and can control gene expression for the life of the organism.