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Families like Maria Burkhardt's are rare, accounting for a tiny fraction of breast-cancer cases. But the malevolent genes they pass down through the generations are beginning to yield important clues to all breast malignancies. "Cancer," declares celebrated molecular biologist James D. Watson, "is a disease of the DNA," the master molecule that encodes the genetic blueprint for every living cell. Tumors develop as the result of rearrangements in DNA, specifically in the genes that govern cell growth...
...lake, covering an area between two forks of the South Platte River known to outdoorsmen as the "St. Peter's Basilica of trout fishing." The EPA decided to block the dam because it would destroy a valuable wildlife and recreational area. Colorado officials condemned the decision as "shortsighted." But biologist Carse Pustmueller of the National Audubon Society applauded the move. "The project is absolutely not viable under the Clean Water Act," said Pustmueller. "This whole Two Forks saga has educated everybody that water is finite. We can't just keep building more projects...
...Arizonia biologist Peter J. Warshall '65 discovered the subspecies of squirrel and has led the opposition to the observatory...
Gould spent the first 10 years of her life in New York City. Her father was a chemist, and her mother a biologist who worked for the Museum of Natural History...
...human inhabitants of this mini-world -- four men and four women, all single -- were named last week. Ranging in age from 26 to 66, they come from the U.S., West Germany, Britain and Belgium, and include a physician, a botanist, a marine biologist and experts on engineering and agriculture. Says crew leader Bernd Zabel, who was general manager for Biosphere's construction: "The closer the day comes, the more excited...