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Henry IV. By William Shakespeare. Through Jan. 2. A glorious compound of comedy, drama, and history, as seen through generational conflicts and civil strife. Through two parts, the events are played out against a background of colorful panoply and tumultuous battles. Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge. 547-8300. $18-$42. Tuesday-Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday...
Frustrated by the scarcity and of the drug, scientists, including Professor of Chemistry Eric N. Jacobsen, have attempted to develop synthetic forms of taxol. Jacobsen's work centers on finding a natural product which can be modified to taxol. Recently, the chemist successfully synthesized taxol from a compound known as diterpene, obtainable in large quantities from nature...
...example, Iwo Ojima, professor of chemistry at the State University of New York at Stonybrook, is working on an analog to taxotere, a compound similar to taxol, known as Baccatin III. Taxotere, another drug with taxol's properties extracted from the leaves of the European and Indian yew trees, is more widely available than taxol and can be produced in greater quantities...
Although trials of the drug are still in their early stages, Ojima says some of the baccatin compounds have already been shown to have a greater effect on tumors than taxol. The compound also dissolves better in water, so it may be easier to administer...
...confused about whether the continuous inflow of immigrants makes the country stronger or weaker. Economic studies abound claiming that immigration spurs new businesses and new taxpayers. With no less conviction, others contend that immigrants and their children evade taxes and overburden local welfare, health and education systems. To compound the confusion, many Americans believe -- wrongly -- that more foreigners enter the country illegally than do legally. As the doubts grow, so does the potential for backlash. Polls show that almost two-thirds of Americans favor new laws to cut back on all immigrants and asylum seekers -- legal as well as illegal...