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...Khoisan of southern Africa (Bushmen and Hottentots). Many scientists consider the Khoisan a distinct race of very ancient origin. The uniqueness of the clicking sounds in their language has persuaded some linguists that the Khoisan are direct descendants of the most primitive human ancestors. But their genes beg to differ. They show that the Khoisan may be a very ancient mix of west Asians and black Africans. A genetic trail visible on the maps shows that the ancestral breeding ground for this mixed population probably lies in Ethiopia or the Middle East...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Story in Our Genes | 1/16/1995 | See Source »

...personal experiences differ greatly from those horrors flushed out in great detail on the pages of The Crimson. My tale does not involve unfeeling physicians or misdiagnoses. Coming to Harvard, I had been referred by my doctor at home to an associate of his in Boston; I had planned to have no involvement with UHS at all. As a courtesy, my doctor informed UHS of my record transfer to another hospital. Within days, UHS had contacted him, informing him that if we were willing, it would be more than happy to take me as a patient. They pointed out that...

Author: By Patrick S. Chung, | Title: Don't Knock UHS | 1/6/1995 | See Source »

...Year's ideas about what can be accomplished differ from those of most mortals. They are far grander, informed by a vision as vast as the human determination to bring them into being. After discovering the principle of the lever and the fulcrum in the 3rd century B.C., Archimedes wrote, "Give me where to stand, and I will move the earth." John Paul knows where he stands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Paul II : Empire of the Spirit | 12/26/1994 | See Source »

...Accounts differ over the exact history of the merger, but McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering Peter P. Rogers claims that Harvard simply attempted to hand over its unwanted engineering resources to the institute...

Author: By Christine M. Griffin, | Title: Harvard Engineer Division On Rise | 12/12/1994 | See Source »

...Opinions differ as to whether Thursday night is the biggest social evening of the week. There are few on-campus parties, but many students do find off-campus entertainment alternatives...

Author: By Tom HORAN Jr., | Title: Around Campus, Thursday Is Big Night | 12/3/1994 | See Source »

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