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DIED. J0E HIN TJIO, 82, biologist who first accurately counted the number of chromosomes (46) in human cells, shaping future study of diseases linked to chromosomal variations; in Gaithersburg...
DIED. RICHARD SCAMMON, 85, presidential pollster, elections expert and former head of the U.S. Census Bureau; of pneumonia; in Gaithersburg, Md. In 1964, Scammon chaired a presidential commission on voter registration that found election laws "unreasonable, unfair and outmoded...
Like California's Silicon Valley and Massachusetts' Route 128, Montgomery County, Md., has been transformed in the past decade from a sleepy suburb into a bustling scientific Mecca. The 15-mile stretch of Interstate 270 that runs from Bethesda to Gaithersburg now houses one of the world's largest and smartest collections of genomic firms. The chief draw is the NIH, which dispenses $14 billion a year in research grants. But there are other attractions--proximity to Johns Hopkins, a start-up-friendly local government, an abundance of office space; and most of all, a critical mass of like-minded...
...professor in Phoenix, Ariz., who hired a coach at a friend's urging, credits coaching with turning her life around. Melvin, 46 and single, has lost 40 lbs., joined a dating service and is better organized on the job. "My coach holds me accountable," she says. Ann Somerset of Gaithersburg, Md., claims the clarity she gained from her coach enabled her to win a squeaker race for city council last year. He even helped her choose outfits...
Some of those golden oldies are still around, including Dominique Dawes, 23, Ray's training partner and friend who came out of retirement to rejoin the team. The two have been close since the day a reluctant Ray, then 13, was dropped off crying at Hill's Gymnastics in Gaithersburg, Md., where Dawes trained. "She didn't want to leave her friends at her other gym," recalls her coach, Kelli Hill, of Ray's first visit...