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...found that it did. Comparing the white blood cells (leukocytes) of patients undergoing transfusions with those from blood donors, Dausset identified distinct antigens on cell surfaces. Then he located the controlling genes. Because they were first found in white blood cells, the surface proteins are called human leukocyte antigens (HLA), though they exist in all tissues. Over 40 antigens have been identified...
...Libertarians, who want to see the power of the central government reduced but not necessarily eliminated, and anarchists often adhere to an unlikely mixture of liberal and conservative opinions. Some groups, like Black Rose, have a strong socialist bent, which organizations like the MLP and the Harvard Libertarian Association (HLA) do not share...
...HLA was formed in February and is the only organized libertarian group at the University. Leda Cosmides '79, HLA chairman and president of the association's newspaper, the Harvard Chronicle, describes HLA as a diverse group of about 50 students...
...HLA's primary activity is the publication of the Chronicle. Editorials have called for the legalization of all drugs, including heroin, on the grounds that the government does not have the right to prohibit their consumption by individuals. HLA also supports abortion and gay rights, while it opposes any form of taxation, a system under which the government deprives citizens of their private wealth...
Peter J. Ferrara '76, a spokesman for the HLA, said last night the association is a student group that believes all individuals have the right to govern their own lives in any way they choose...