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There's a lot of good science behind what Mead Johnson is trying to do. It's become increasingly clear that our long-term health is profoundly influenced by what we eat and drink in infancy and early childhood. Researchers are uncovering distinct "windows of opportunity" in which various cells in the body are most receptive to--and most in need of--particular nutrients. For example, studies suggest that a lack of iron early in life can lead to as much as a four-point drop in IQ. At the same time, there's a lot that researchers still...
...styles of teaching are distinct and obvious, students...
...then again, Primal Scream contains a distinct Harvard element as well. At other schools, more students might choose to run during the spring, when chafing and other symptoms of over-exposure are less likely. At this college, however, the larger crowd generally appears in the winter. Running naked during warm weather is too easy. This particular student body always needs a challenge...
Carlie A. Kalendarski, 20, is a student at Harvard's Extension School and rents an apartment on Harvard Street in Cambridge. Kalendarski says her building houses quite a few students, and that it gives her residence a distinct feel...
...industry took another step forward Monday when Glaxo Wellcome announced a $76 billion acquisition of SmithKline Beecham, creating yet another "world's largest pharmaceuticals company". As drugmakers jockey for position in the pending biomedical revolution, the recent merger frenzy has seen the largest firms consolidating and branching into two distinct arms - core businesses, which maintain funding streams, and research and development, which positions the firms for the next century. The SmithKline acquisition gives Glaxo one of the world's largest troves of biomed brainpower and a combined $25 billion in annual revenues...