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...identifying dangerous substances. Normally, a particular type of immune cell—called a dendritic cell—will search the body for foreign matter, targeting it for destruction by T cells, another component of the immune system. But some tumors manage to escape detection, enabling them to grow uncontrollably, said Nathaniel D. Huebsch, one of the study’s authors. “The idea with a cancer vaccine is to wake up the immune system and let it know there’s a tumor in the body and it should try to destroy...
...doctor's appointment? Governor Palin made it sound as if it was all in a day's work when she talked about juggling BlackBerry and breast pump. But as conditions get worse and 75,000 jobs turn to powder in a day, the strain on survivors can only grow. It doesn't help that on TV every Tom, Dick and Suze keeps telling us that this is a good time to "dig in and show your boss how good you are. Take on extra projects. Shine at whatever...
...Having fled into the forest after the death of their parents, the four Bielski brothers discover that they share their refuge with many other Jews from the surrounding towns. Tuvia refuses to leave a single man, woman, or child helpless in the forest, causing their community of survivors to grow. The Bielski brothers—soon called “The Bielski Otriad” by their companions—are burdened with the responsibility of sheltering, feeding, and protecting all of the people. Zus and Tuvia struggle with a troubling paradox: Is killing inherently a part of surviving? Should...
...potential. “There is an intense amount of focus on the projects that are truly worthwhile,” said producer Benjamin S. Forkner ’01, whose film “The Killing Room” premiered at this year’s Sundance. But growing uncertainty in Hollywood is not enough to curb the allure of the silver screen for some current undergraduates. “I want to be a film director,” said Newman-Plotnick, “although I am keenly aware that it is extraordinarily hard to find...
...Iraq's provincial councils will elect regional governors and focus largely on local issues, but the election results were seen as an important bellwether of the national trend for next year's parliamentary election. And Allawi is hoping to grow his party's share of the vote. "We need to see a departure from sectarianism and the establishment of national institutions for this country, starting from the judiciary, and have, really, the rule of law prevail in Iraq," says Allawi, complaining of corruption and a Shi'ite sectarian bias in the al-Maliki government. But as much as Allawi...