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...successfully treat type 1 diabetes patients with their own stem cells. The group first reported its initial achievement in 2007, with 15 type 1 diabetes patients who received their own stem cells and no longer needed insulin to control their blood sugar levels. In the new study, a follow-up of their previous work, Voltarelli and his colleagues detailed the same success with an additional eight patients, and also confirmed that in the majority of them, the stem cell transplant led to an appreciable repopulation of functioning insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas...
...it’s time for Harvard to follow suit. Benson notes that Harvard’s faculty and students have already shown significant interest in animal studies but often lack the structure to interact. A yearlong speaker series could change that, as could the offering of more animal studies courses...
...mortgage-backed securities. In the housing market, prices are dependent on the surrounding area. A firm can attempt to mitigate this problem by slicing up mortgages and repackaging them in complex financial instruments like collaterized debt obligations, but the risk persists. If enough houses drop in value, others will follow, and this domino effect is the current housing crisis...
...ripped away from you for something that you did not do. For many unfortunate individuals, this was a horrifyingly true situation. Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank’s “The Exonerated”—which is making its Harvard debut this weekend—follows the experiences of six people convicted of crimes they did not commit, only to be released years, even decades, later—after their lives have already been irreparably damaged by their time in prison.“The Exonerated,” which has garnered various awards since...
...irresistibly catchy tracks like “Here’s Your Future,” and “An Ear for Baby.” And though the songs all sounded the same, they all sounded great.It speaks volumes, then, to say that their follow-up, “Now We Can See,” is the kind of flop that its predecessor could have been, if not for a mixture of pure ambition and pure luck. Where the lyrics could be ignored on their last album—or allowed to fade into...