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Novavax's strategy involves isolating three proteins from the virus that flag the human immune system, which then churns out neutralizing antibodies against the proteins. These antibodies are robust enough to fight off the actual virus should an immunized person become infected. This is the same way the recently developed vaccine against human papilloma virus, Gardasil, works. "It provides the look and feel of the flu virus but does not have the genetic materials to cause disease," Singhvi says. (Read about the vaccine being prepared in case of a pandemic...
Saying men on campus can to do more to advocate against rape, gender violence, and sexual harassment, Harvard Men Against Rape yesterday launched a Web site—MenSpeakUp.org—in the hopes of creating a male community to fight gender inequality. The Web site—unveiled at a showcase yesterday—includes blogs, video, and resources for those affected by sexual harassment. “We wanted to give something that is for gender equality and for change and for something positive,” said Hugo Van Vuuren ’07, who helped...
...part of the suit, the developers are required to provide an explanation of the delay within 30 days of the April 13 filing, said the plaintiff’s attorney, Jeffrey J. Upton. If communication resumes, “this need not be a contentious fight,” Upton said. —Staff writer Noah S. Rayman can be reached at nrayman@fas.harvard.edu...
...hundred days." Propaganda or not, Johnson actually had a very effective 100-day run: after being sworn in as Kennedy's sudden and unexpected successor, he advanced the passage of the Civil Rights Bill, established the Warren Commission to investigate J.F.K.'s assassination and got into a political fight with Fidel Castro over the water supply at Guantánamo...
...running for governor, and Representative Jim Gerlach, who has signaled he might be interested in leaving the House for statewide office. Meehan issued a statement on Tuesday saying he was "disappointed" in Specter's decision to leave. "I see opportunity and hope in Pennsylvania's future and want to fight within the party to bring discipline to government spending and restraint to taxation," he wrote. Gerlach's staff said it was too early to expect the Congressman to decide what to do about the 2010 race...