The Innocent Hill Walker

DNA dataveillance: protecting the innocent?

PurposeThis paper discusses the National DNA Database (NDNAD) and some of the controversies surrounding it with reference to legal and ethical issues, focusing particularly on privacy and human rights. Governance of this database involves specific exemptions from the Data Protection Act (DPA), and this gives a rise to concerns regarding both the extent of surveillance on the UK population, and ...

Building the Johnnie Walker

class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Smart of BBH for their help and support during the development of this case. Financial support from R&D INSEAD is also gratefully acknowledged.

The Zonal Walker Circulation

In addition to the mean meridional Hadley circulation, there also exist zonal overturning circulations that contribute to the meteorology and climatology of the tropics. Together, these overturning circulations are commonly referred to as the Walker circulation. In this section, we first explore the history and basic structure of the Walker circulation. Later, we reintroduce the shallow water e...

The Marden-Walker syndrome.

The characteristic facies, joint contractures, muscular hypotonia, and growth and developmental delay of the Marden-Walker syndrome were present in a 19-month-old boy. Extensive evaluation of the neuromuscular system failed to identify a specific abnormality. Electromyography was normal with low amplitude. Light and electron microscopy of a skeletal muscle biopsy was normal. Histochemical study...

Tumours Innocent and Malignant