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...will be to create disease-specific stem cells from patients; these cells could eventually lead to new treatments for conditions ranging from diabetes to Alzheimer's. "We're excited using SCNT as a way forward where in essence we can move the study of disease from patients to Petri dish," said Douglas Melton, co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, whose own son was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, guiding his decision to focus his experiments on that disease first. He will take the donated eggs, remove their nuclei and replace them with skin cells taken from diabetic patients...
...hours Jack Black will become a father. "I'm sorry, but I have to keep my cell phone on," Black says. "My lady"--wife Tanya Haden, a musician--"is nine months preggy. I may need to pounce into action." A minute later, Black forgets the name of the dish he had for breakfast each morning while making his latest film, Nacho Libre, in Oaxaca, Mexico. This bothers him so much that he whips the phone open--"Sorry, I got to do this"--and calls a friend in Paris, who doesn't answer because it's 4 a.m. there...
Similarly, the current conditions of many of these individuals’ workplaces leave quite a bit to be desired in terms of health and safety. Often, dining hall kitchens can reach up to 110 degrees, and workers in Annenberg recently filed a complaint that one of their dish sanitizers sprayed hot steam into their faces. No one else at Harvard (particularly not faculty or students) works under these conditions, and addressing these concerns should be of paramount concern to Harvard...
...live is similarly “economically coerced” into their occupation—and some into far more dangerous occupations like commercial fishing or mining. Bartenders and waiters, like fisherman, know the conditions of their employment—presuming that anyone competent enough to carry a dish can find an alternative job—and they take the job because its benefits outweigh the dangers...
...This side dish goes perfectly with mole. The starch balances the spiciness of the chicken and its light red color goes beautifully with the dark, brown sauce...