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...been met to the letter. For instance, since stem-cell lines are drawn from unused embryos donated to research by couples undergoing the IVF procedure, researchers must offer proof that each couple was fully informed of all their options for discarding excess embryos. If the proper documentation doesn't exist, an NIH working group would have to determine whether the spirit of the requirement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Allows New Stem-Cell Lines for Research | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

...painstakingly created human-embryonic-stem-cell lines using their own hard-earned private funds. (Researchers are still prohibited from using federal money to create new stem-cell lines because of a congressional ban on harming or destroying embryos.) According to some estimates, as many as 780 such lines may exist worldwide, but not all labs may be willing to subject themselves to the scrutiny and administrative hassle of registering their lines with the NIH. Even among the handful of stem-cell lines that were eligible for federally funded study under President Bush, only one has so far been resubmitted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Allows New Stem-Cell Lines for Research | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

...scientist to the bearded philosopher. In “A Beautiful Mind,” John Nash is the absent-minded eccentric, focused on game theory rather than his wrinkled clothes. And who but the venerable, bespectacled Dumbledore could have watched over Hogwarts? Many ideal forms of the academic exist, but each comes with with its own set of expectations and implications...

Author: By Diana McKeage | Title: Aesthetics and Academics | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...moves, part of a broad effort to quell dissent following June's disputed election, also included a reported assault on Ebadi's husband and other threats against close relatives. "In the past, there were red lines people believed the regime would never cross, but no red lines really exist anymore," says Karim Sadjadpour, an analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "What is to be gained from confiscating Shirin Ebadi's Nobel Prize or assaulting her husband? It's almost as if Iran is trying to parody a gratuitously cruel, dictatorial regime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Iran Is Targeting Nobel Winner Ebadi | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

Afraid that you’ll miss seeing your inbox fill each day with emails from dozens of disparate student organizations and house lists after you graduate? Have no fear! A tip from a recent alum alerted FlyBy to the fact that special-interest e-mail lists exist for Harvard alumni...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Separation Anxiety? Never Fear! Or Maybe Do Fear... | 11/28/2009 | See Source »

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