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...Kevin Eggan at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and Christopher Henderson at Columbia University, the 13-person team reported online today in Science Express that they had generated motor neurons from the skin cells of two elderly patients with a rare form of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative condition. The new study marks an important first step on the road toward real stem-cell-based therapies, and also answers several plaguing questions about the pioneering stem-cell technique known as induced pluripotent stem cell, or iPS, generation...
According to Kevin A. Mckluskey ’76, over 250 Allston residents have already signed up to become education portal members, which will also grant them access to the Blodgett swimming pool...
...Angeles and San Francisco, police officers are not allowed to inquire about immigration status, in order to encourage victims of crimes to come forward without fear of deportation. "If the police become viewed as immigration enforcers, they're not going to get community assistance enforcing criminal laws," says Kevin Johnson, dean of the University of California at Davis Law School and an expert in immigration...
...dozens of Qik videos so far, including some documenting the Pope's travels. But even for more mundane occasions, Qik's early fans say it's satisfying to know you could broadcast anything to anyone in the world at a second's notice should the need arise. Digg.com founder Kevin Rose likes the way Qik enriches communication. "Think of the next time you're making a buying decision or attending a concert," Rose says. "Qik allows you to share these experiences and have a live conversation with the people watching. That's extremely powerful...
...enforcement. With the reins loosened, the Department of Defense began providing the Drug Enforcement Administration and other organizations with radar surveillance, communications hardware and help in planning raids on traffickers. What, then, makes the new directive significant? ''The greatest impact may be one of emphasis,'' said Bush Aide Kevin Cummings. ''We now have a forthright identification of the problem as a national-security concern.'' That could encourage local military commanders, who have discretion over what personnel can be assigned to any given operation, to be more forthcoming when assistance is requested by DEA or the Coast Guard. In addition, some...