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...while in the others the cells refused to multiply. Reason: a research team, led by Johns Hopkins University oncologist Bert Vogelstein, had endowed the quiescent cells with a protective device that the dividing ones lacked, in this case a normal copy of a gene that acts as a circuit breaker, shutting down growth. The scientists had found a way, at least in theory, to stop a tumor after it gets started...
After winning the second and fourth games to force a tie-breaker, Harvard (11-9 overall, 3-3 Ivy) fell behind early in the final game, closed the gap but eventually bowed. Sparked by strong serving from Captain Loren Montgomery, the Tigers (13-2, 5-1) were able to over-power the reeling Crimson...
College officials insist that legacy status is only considered as a tie-breaker between identically qualified candidates, a claim that is suspect by itself. But even if it were true, Harvard's policy amounts to giving the benefit of the tie to the fortuitously born--the absolute antithesis of the "level playing field...
College officials insist that legacy status is only considered as a tie-breaker between identically qualified candidates, a claim that is suspect by itself. But even if it were true, Harvard's policy amounts to giving the benefit of the tie to the fortuitously born--the absolute antithesis of the "level playing field...
Holleran lost only two games in four matches toreach the semifinals of the 64-person field. Inthe semifinals, Holleran trailed Princeton's HopeMcKay, 12-15, 12-15, and 10-13, before grabbing atie-breaker in the third game and cruising in thefourth and fifth games by identical 15-10 counts...