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...It’s been educational,” said Mark W. Moore, a post-doc at the University of New England. “Say I was excavating an archaeological site and found a pair of pumps. I would have assumed it was a female artifact??but now no longer. It’s been an epiphany...

Author: By Alexander J. Ratner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Life's a Drag | 4/22/2009 | See Source »

...artifact??s origin is often unclear, complicating the acquisitions process for museums. "That is certainly true for some objects in our collections," Ebbinghaus says. If the artifact has been recently dug up and looted, buyers should be able to recognize that it comes from a recently plundered location...

Author: By Edward F. Coleman and Elsa S. Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Illegal Exhibits | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

...fetus.The second method, known as alternative nuclear transfer and published by MIT researchers, creates embryonic cell lines from cells that were engineered to have a temporary defect in them, rendering them unable to implant into a uterus.Such cells are not implantable and thus a “non-viable artifact?? that is therefore acceptable to experiment on, said William B. Hurlbut, a consulting professor in the human biology program at Stanford and a member of President George W. Bush’s bioethics committee.The MIT research was pursued expressly to find a way to create something that...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Stem Cell Tactics Preserve Embryos | 10/18/2005 | See Source »

...only a few feet of the painting has been uncovered, but the quality is surprisingly good considering the artifact??s age, according to Stuart. The mural promises to provide insights into the Maya civilization, especially with respect to their myths and courtly customs...

Author: By W. LOWELL Putnam, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Team Discovers Mayan Murals | 3/19/2002 | See Source »

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