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Harvard's bulk on the interior--seniors Paul Fisher and Bill Ewing and sophomore Tim Coleman--have been so unproductive at both ends (15 rebounds and 17 points between them for two games over the weekend) that Sullivan recently scrapped a two-guard set and returned Clemente to the four spot to make room for a third guard...
...biotech age will also give us more reason to guard our personal privacy. Aldous Huxley, in Brave New World, got it wrong: rather than centralizing power in the hands of the state, DNA technology has empowered individuals and families. But the state will have an important role, making sure that no one, including insurance companies, can look at our genetic data without our permission or use it to discriminate against...
...medicine seems ill equipped to handle the issues spawned by genetic testing. Primary-care physicians, who guard the portals of today's managed-health-care system, rarely have had any training in clinical genetics. "My job is centered almost as much on educating doctors as patients," says genetics counselor Michelle Fox of the UCLA Medical Center. If they uncover a genetic problem in patients, like a family history of muscular dystrophy in a couple who want a child, savvy physicians will enlist a trained specialist like Fox. These specialists can explore with the couple what it means to care...
Unlike the youthful Big Red, the Lions will rely on experienced leadership to carry them through the Ivy season. Guard Emily Roller is Columbia's leading scorer, averaging 10.3 points per game, with center Trinke Vaughan and guard Rose Jackson not far behind at 9.3 and 9.2, respectively. Sophomore Shawnee Pinckney is the Lions' top rebounder with 8.9 per contest...
...task of getting the ball to the forwards falls on Harvard's bevy of guards. Freshman Jen Monti will get the nod at point guard for the third and fourth times this season as sophomore Lisa Kowal remains sidelined with continued breathing difficulty...