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...breakthrough in the study of evolutionary biology, pinpointing the origin of cooperative behavior in yeast. Their work, published in Cell magazine two weeks ago, provides important information on the proliferation of genes that allow organisms to cooperate only with each other. The group was led by biology professor Kevin J. Verstrepen, who studied at the University of Belgium’s Center of Malting and Brewing. “One of the things I learned there,” said Verstrepen, “is that yeast cells have a tendency to stick together at the end of fermentation...
...first official day of campaigning for the Undergraduate Council presidency ended with a big endorsement for candidate Andrea R. Flores ’10 and her vice-presidential running mate Kia J. McLeod ’10 last night...
...don’t really know that it will have an effect,” said Daniel V. Kroop ’10, who manages the campaign of presidential candidate Andrea R. Flores ’10 and running mate Kia J. McLeod ’10. Kroop added that he thought that the extra time might encourage students to take another look at candidates...
...weeks after the senator was diagnosed with the malignant brain tumor. Because his medical treatment prevented him from appearing at the ceremony, Faust chose to honor the lawmaker at the special event yesterday. The senator received his honorary degree in front of an audience that included Kerry, Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, and Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr., who received a standing ovation when he entered the theatre.Tickets to the event were originally distributed by invitation and through a lottery organized by the Institute of Politics. More tickets were made available at the Science Center yesterday afternoon.The...
...that the city’s biotech labs posed no risk to Cambridge residents. “I’m more concerned about the risk from the amount of ammonia being stored in the old candy factories,” he said. —Staff writer Sarah J. Howland can be reached at showland@fas.harvard.edu...