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...project picks up speed--team members predict that, having cleared this first hurdle, the remaining 22 chromosomes should be mapped by the projected 2005 completion date--the debate around the nature of the work is reaching a fevered pitch. If millennium doomsdayers seem frightening with their predictions of global demise, they don't hold a candle to the groups that claim that the Human Genome Project is the first step towards an existence straight out of Huxley's Brave New World...
...there are many ways in which humanity can benefit from the project. On Chromosome 22 alone, scientists have identified more than 20 genes that can often cause fatal diseases when defective, including the genes for DiGeorge and cat eye syndromes. Knowing the exact location of these genes is the first step towards finding ways to cure or even prevent such diseases. And by comparing the human genome to the genetic code of other organisms, we can begin to find answers to some of our most basic questions about evolution...
...Machado, whose husband works in the Pforzheimer dining hall, says the promise of inexpensive English classes and long summer vacations led her to work at Harvard when she first moved to the U.S. from Portugal nine years...
After claiming first in the East Stroudsburg tournament, senior co-captain Joey Killar continued his winning ways at 165-pounds. He grappled to the finals before falling 7-2 to Steve Blackford of Arizona State for a second place finish. A formidable opponent, Blackford is an All-American who took fourth at last year's NCAA Championship...
Along with Killar, co-captain Ed Mosley had a terrific weekend at 174-pounds. He secured a third place spot with a 5-3 victory over Bakersfield's Andy Varner. After taking first at both the Ivy Classic and East Stroudsburg, Mosley's strong performance this past weekend against a higher caliber of competition confirmed his place among the upper echelon of his weight class...