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.i Travis Heying/DN James Dewey Watson speaks to reporters at the Wick Alumni Center Friday. James Continued from Page 1 science and information that has come out of universities, he said. A dedication ceremony held at the Beadle Center after Watson’s presentation also stressed the im portance of continuing education, research and quality professors. Rep. Doug Bereuter, who spoke at the dedication, recalled his own days as a student. “Since I was a student I have been concerned about the need to build buildings,” Bereuter said. “The most important element of a university is the people in the build ings who teach. “We need to adequately staff, pay, recruit and sustain good pro fessors.” The Beadle Center will bring science and students together from both UNL campuses to share scien tific knowledge, Bereuter said. This sharing will benefit every one, Gov. Ben Nelson said at the dedication. “Science, technology and the addition to education is the way for life to get even better than the good life we live today,” Nelson said. DJNA expert defends genetic research By Kelli Bamsey Staff Reporter Science is under attack, said James Dewey Watson, though science’s main concern is to help people. Watson, president of the Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, N.Y., spoke Friday at the dedication of the George W. Beadle Center for Genetics and Biomaterials Research. Earlier that day, Watson spoke to reporters about the criticism of DNA experiments, especially the human genome project, for which the Cold Springs Harbor Labora A tory is known. The project re searches how to map genes. “People against the human ge nome project are, for the most part, those who haven’t suffered from a defect,” Watson said. People have been playing with genetics and li fe forms since Ameri can Indians turned com to maize, Watson said. One of the main worries the pub lic has about DNA experiments, Watson said, is the ethics of the experiments and what effect they could have on future generations. Watson said that from the begin ning, 3 percent of all money spent on the human genome project has gone to an ethics program, making it one of the largest ethics program in the world. “I’ve never lost a minute’s sleep over the ethics of the project,” Watson said. Many people worry about sci ence because they do not under stand nature’s stability, he said. Biotechnology has never made any one sick, he said. “You’ve got to try to improve your life,” Watson said. Watson said he disagreed with most government regulations that attack genetics, limiting research ers’experiments. “Some of it is just downright stupid. They get carried away,” Watson said. “They can pass laws, but sometimes laws are against re ality.” Watson pointed to historical set backs that countries experienced when genetics research was lim ited. Russia was set back when Stalin tried to block genetics re search, he said. A lot of people are worried about change, when change is absolutely necessary, he said. “Some want to dismantle every thing we’ve done in the past 50 years. It’s a lot of crappy nostal gia.” Phoenix to recognize survivors By Jenny House Staff Reporter A phoenix is a mythological bird that endures destruction by fire, but arises triumphant from its ashes. The Lincoln Action Program wants to recognize people who — like the phoenix — have been restored after suffering, said Deb Daily, acting vol unteer coordinator. The program is now accepting nominations fromihe community for its Phoenix Award. “Our award is for low-income indi viduals that turn around their lives,” Daily said. “We wanted to honor self sufficient individuals.” Many low-income people in the Lincoln community have overcome tremendous obstacles to achieve eco nomic independence, she said. The Phoenix Award would be given to someone who had faced such bleak circumstances. “This individual mightbc a mother who has moved out of a shelter, turned around her life, earned her GED, gone on to college and entered the work force,” Daily said. - The Lincoln Action Program will recognize the Phoenix Award winners at the program’s annual meeting Nov. 16. It will mark the nonprofit organization’s seventh year honoring individuals with the Phoenix Award. Last year’s winners included five people from Lincoln and one from Ashland. Additionally, three honor ary winners were chosen by the LAP Board of Directors’ Special Events committee and the Low-Income Cau cus. People wanting to nominate some one for the Phoenix Award should contact Deb Daily at 471-4515. The deadline for submitting nominations is Oct. 13. Macintosh computers are now on sale. flMimiltiili V i‘i " .s s. » -x si. 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