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...first time, specific gene variants that appear to make some smokers and former smokers more susceptible than others to cancer. The two variants - or differences in a single nucleotide - exist in about 34% of the population and occur in genes in the same region of the long arm of chromosome 15. Those genes code for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, cell-surface proteins that selectively bind to nicotine molecules. Once nicotine attaches to these receptors, a series of changes in the cells is triggered: in the lungs, for example, cells are pushed into rapid, uncontrolled growth, which promotes the growth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lung Cancer Genes Identified | 4/2/2008 | See Source »

...generate movement, and incorporated ideas like algorithms and cognitive mapping into his work. In Sulphur 16 (1998), his dancers performed among spectral computer-generated figures, as if in a human-scale chess game. In Nemesis (2002), inspired in part by insect behavior, his dancers dueled with prosthetic steel arm extensions to a soundtrack incorporating mobile-phone conversations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wayne McGregor: Mind in Motion | 4/2/2008 | See Source »

...observed Wu yelling and throwing a snowball at another Harvard student. He had pushed the student earlier, according to an eyewitness. When officers approached Wu for questioning, he refused to produce identification and attempted to walk away. When an officer tried to stop him from leaving, Wu struck his arm. Wu was then informed that he was being placed under arrest. As he was being escorted to the police vehicle, he kicked an officer, causing a laceration in his leg. Wu then kicked through a window of the police cruiser. At the police station, he kicked...

Author: By Nan Ni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Student’s Assault Trial Delayed | 4/2/2008 | See Source »

...donation—which the firm presented to the GSD in mid-March—will establish the Integrated Design Program at the school that will arm potential architects with business management and advanced technology skills...

Author: By Betsy L. Mead, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New GSD Program Aims To Get More Architects | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

...We’ve had a couple guys...like Sestanovich, Zailskas, and Warren... that going into the season we didn’t think we were going to get big innings from,” Walsh said. “That’s been a boost in the arm.”Senior Taylor Meehan led the Crimson with a three-hit game from the leadoff spot. The batters in the second and third hole, junior Matt Rogers and Vance, each had two hits and an RBI. LONG BEACH STATE 15, HARVARD 0The Dirtbags punished Harvard and held...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tough Schedule Brings Tougher Results in California | 3/30/2008 | See Source »

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