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...Harvard biologist yesterday announced that an expedition he led this summer unearthed remains of a mammal previously unknown in North America, and now believed to be the oldest mammal specimen on the continent...
Despite his title, Gould is not, strictly speaking, a geologist, but other labels don't exactly suit him either. He is probably best described as an evolutionary biologist--an admiring disciple of Charles Darwin. As Darwin has come under increasing attack by right-wing forces in the country--while Gould's career, firmly anchored to the theory of evolution, has flourished--the professor has taken an increasingly public role in defiance of "creationists...
...birds and amphibians that the aquarium now contains. A hoped-for completion date of July 4 was not met, but last week, amid fish-shaped kites, an appearance by Roy Rogers and fireworks at night, it officially opened. Said Executive Director James Kepley, 38, a muscular, red-bearded marine biologist: "Working toward this day has been a perpetual high for 3½ years...
...went public. Genentech was founded by Robert Swanson, another former partner, sand Biologist Herbert Boyer. Today, Swanson is the president of Genentech, while Perkins is the chairman. The initial $200,000 put into the firm has swelled into stock worth $40 million...
Shayne and the other shrimp producers see their product as a source of cheap, high-quality protein. Says Scott Horton, a marine biologist from Texas A&M: "Shrimp has far greater food value than any other farm product, even beef. It is really the chicken of the sea." Lower prices will be good news for consumers; in some Manhattan restaurants last week six shrimp cost a stunning...