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...That's why nearly every major stem cell lab began looking for an alternative approach, the most promising of which was to simply reprogram adult cells without eggs or embryos. "When I started this work, I thought it would be a 20-year, not a few-year problem," says Thomson. But sometimes science can be surprising, and in this case, all it took to accomplish a complex biological time warp was a handful of genes that suppress cells from dividing and maturing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Breakthrough on Stem Cells | 11/20/2007 | See Source »

...says, “a small, trivial, rather ridiculous object of the commonest domestic use, it’s just wanting in—what shall I say? Well, dignity, or the least approach to distinction...

Author: By Natasha S. Whitney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Literary Mystery: Solved | 11/20/2007 | See Source »

Harvard and Boston need to take a good look at the philosophy of tailgating in New Haven and realize that a more pragmatic approach can be more effective for all parties involved. This year’s tailgate was a shining example of how large scale events can be fun and safe for undergraduates without resorting to authoritarian regulations. We hope, when the game returns to Cambridge next fall, we will be able to say the same of our own tailgate...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Model Tailgate | 11/20/2007 | See Source »

...recent years, a younger generation of Western-raised Vietnamese has taken a different approach. These new activists - characterized by 35-year-old Hoang, a former investment banker who left Saigon in a boat with his family at age 12 - have been leading a p.r.-savvy campaign for Vietnam's hearts and minds, ditching anti-communist rhetoric in favor of pro-democracy advocacy and strenuously denouncing violence in favor of peaceful grassroots movements. Viet Tan, founded in 1982, uses mass emails to recruit new members inside Vietnam (it won't say how many) and coordinate them with dissident groups. It raises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vietnam Arrests a New Activist Breed | 11/20/2007 | See Source »

...theme-based approach has catalyzed a dizzying rise in academic achievement at Robert Mellors. Three years ago it was languishing in the bottom quarter of English schools; it has since vaulted into the top 25%. A September visit from Ofsted, England's educational inspection body, yielded a rating of "outstanding," and special kudos were given for the school's ability to mentor pupils with learning disabilities or behavioral problems. "The school recognizes that pupils will only be successful if lessons are stimulating," the report said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harry Potter Works Magic at School | 11/16/2007 | See Source »

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