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...specific gene that are associated with varying bone density. One type, which they dubbed "b," is linked with stronger skeletons, and the other, labeled "B," with weaker ones. The gene itself directs construction of receptors (docking sites within the cell) for a form of vitamin D that plays a crucial role in bone formation. Once vitamin D locks in, the receptors act as a sort of control tower, switching on and off other genes that regulate calcium absorption and the constant renewal of bone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Bones Break | 6/7/2006 | See Source »

...start. Stehle earned his third consecutive team MVP award, becoming only the second Harvard player to do so.THE REPLACEMENTS Coming into the 2005-2006 season, Harvard was expected to relinquish its position at the top of the ECAC. According to critics, the Class of 2005 was too crucial to the team’s success. But the Class of 2006 held its own as captain Peter Hafner, leading goalscorer Dan Murphy, and goaltender John Daigneau (right)—the winner of the John Tudor Memorial Cup as the team MVP—guided the Crimson to an Ivy League...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 2006 | 6/7/2006 | See Source »

...general education] principles are all about,” Menand says. Gordon says he agrees that Bok and Knowles’s involvement could be significant.“The ability of Derek Bok and Jeremy Knowles to work together effectively and articulate a vision effectively will be crucial,” Gordon says. But Bok writes that he will not impose his own ideas about general education on Harvard’s faculty. “It is up to the committee to decide what aspects of the [Report on General Education] to discuss and what aspects to change...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett and Johannah S. Cornblatt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Retailoring the Curriculum | 6/7/2006 | See Source »

Then, like now, the campus had crucial leadership positions to fill...

Author: By Alexander D. Blankfein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Then & Now, Students Want Voice | 6/5/2006 | See Source »

...board for over forty minutes. “It’s a tough loss to swallow because we got more scoring opportunities even though we lost,” Saints captain Kate Michael said after the contest. As the two teams entered the last twenty minutes of the crucial game, the Harvard offense finally began to click. The momentum built through the final period, culminating in two goals within the last six minutes of play. Junior Liza Solley scored her second tally of the day just past the 14-minute mark of the final frame to provide the eventual...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, | Title: UPSET OF THE YEAR: Defeat Of Saints Leads to NCAAs | 6/5/2006 | See Source »

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