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Darwin developed his theory by gathering as much information as he could about life. He collected it while voyaging on the Beagle, by sitting in front of a microscope back in England and by writing to a global network of correspondents. Today, however, biologists can feast on a far bigger banquet of data. The fossil record was scanty in Darwin's day, but now it has pushed the evidence of life on Earth back to at least 3.4 billion years ago. And while Darwin recognized that variation and heredity were the twin engines that made evolution possible, he didn...
...agenda. For example: Where can we cooperate on energy efficiency? Can the U.S. and China find ways to jointly profit from the development of low-carbon economies? Currencies, Tibet, human rights, Taiwan and other important questions should not be forgotten. But a new united front to address climate issues would help bolster the larger edifice of Sino-U.S. relations, making it easier to deal with these other contentious issues...
...office, Tchen was not the only one preparing for a place in the limelight—she ran the HoCo with future Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78. In her role as the Director of Public Liaison for Obama, Tchen will oversee the “front door to the White House,” according to the administration’s Web site, something for which her undergraduates provided early preparation. In addition to serving as HoCo chair, Tchen, a sociology concentrator, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and edited the Arts section...
...following night, the two teams met in a game that was essentially billed as the conference final. The Crimson pulled out another dramatic victory, winning 51-48 in front of a massive home crowd...
...Crimson with a come-from-behind five-game nailbiter. After taking the first set in short order, 9-1, Mashruwala’s play turned shaky and she dropped the next two 9-5 and 9-6. However, excellent scrambling and fast reflexes in the front court earned her a 10-9 victory in the fourth set. The final set was no contest as Mashruwala pulled away 9-5 to take the match 3-2 and raise her career five-game match record to 4-0.Guruge capped the evening off at the No. 1 flight with an impressive five-game performance...