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...years doctors tried to stir immune reactions against cancers with a weakened tuberculosis bacterium called bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), but had only middling success. What has given the old idea a shot in the arm, so to speak, is biotechnology. Researchers like NCI's Dr. Steven Rosenberg have been able to isolate fragments from the surface of melanoma cells. Injected into the body, these antigens trick the immune system into producing a flood of killer T cells, which then go after the tumor cells containing the telltale fragments...
...BCG Associate Recruiting Director Beth L. Perez, who chatted with seniors at a small informational session at Sandrine's Bistro in the Square last night, said the policy change "involves us creating enough additional avenues for students to contact us." She predicted the change would not greatly affect students...
...BCG's withdrawal comes on the heels of a decision by OCS to exclude McKinsey & Company, another leading consulting firm, because of its last-minute withdrawal from on-campus recruiting last fall...
...BCG decided to withdraw voluntarily, however, and Murray described OCS's relationship with BCG as "very good...
...left a promising career at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to start the Sam Adams brewing company...