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...this point, Wilmut and his colleagues switched to a mainstream cloning technique known as nuclear transfer. First they removed the nucleus of an unfertilized egg, or oocyte, while leaving the surrounding cytoplasm intact. Then they placed the egg next to the nucleus of a quiescent donor cell and applied gentle pulses of electricity. These pulses prompted the egg to accept the new nucleus--and all the DNA it contained--as though it were its own. They also triggered a burst of biochemical activity, jump-starting the process of cell division. A week later, the embryo that had already started growing...
...climate control system is "not a sexy thing for a donor," says Mellon Professor of History Edward L. Keenan...
Renovating the Widener building, in terms of projects a donor might want to fund, is a lot less glamorous than constructing a new building...
...other priorities in the campaign, but I'm certain that those people close to Harvard recognize the importance of the libraries and are going to be very supportive," says John K. Castle, who personally encouraged many of this weekend's guests to attend and who has been a major donor himself...
...invitation. Even so, Chung's Oval Office visit for the radio chat stands out even by the standards of Washington's cash-hungry politics. One of the city's enduring myths is that political contributions given on Monday have little to do with results on Wednesday. What happens between donor and recipient is often characterized as coincidental and tends to be handled with some finesse. It may defy all logic, but the myth is kept alive by the appearance of a carefully maintained barrier between quid and quo. But the alleged deal between Chung and the D.N.C. was an unusually...