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...growing dispute may sour the drug industry's appetite for rain-forest research and development. Abbott, for example, irked by tribal claims, denies that a poison-dart frog had anything to do with its new pain-killer (which is in clinical trials) other than inspiring the company to take a closer look at a similar group of synthetic compounds. Says a spokeswoman for another major U.S. firm: "We've started scaling back. We just don't think you can define 'traditional knowledge' in that kind of legalistic way." Others fear that, given the notorious corruption of many Third World governments...
...backcourt mate, junior Emily Tay, has the offensive firepower to turn heads this season and may be the Crimson’s best statistical option for Player of the Year. She was Harvard’s leading scorer last year with 12.9 points per game, has a killer crossover, and can finish in the paint.There’s also junior forward Katie Rollins, whom roommate Tay calls “the best post player in the Ivy League.” And, as opposing teams learned last year, you can never forget about junior sharpshooter Niki Finelli, whose...
...hopefully follow in 2008. “The idea is to be able to model the immune system and then test some vaccines that the Australians have underway to see if they can actually protect in other models,” Starnbach says. Dubbed the “Silent Killer,” chlamydia often has no visible symptoms, but can cause serious reproductive problems in women. Starnbach believes the vaccine, once developed, would be most effective if administered to girls before they become sexually active. One Harvard student tried to find connections between his homeland and the recent scientific...
...playing with two freshmen,” Vaillancourt says of her rookie linemates. “I’m excited. Hopefully they can raise the bar for everyone on the team.”In Ryabkina and Chute, the Crimson has two forwards with a killer combination of speed, stick-handling skills, and immense enthusiasm for the game.Ryabkina, a native of the Ukraine, began her hockey career playing with a boys’ team and continued until the Ukrainian government literally forbade her to continue.“At home, there is no women’s hockey...
...Hartlepool's industrial heyday is long passed, but residents may be haunted by its consequences. A local health institute recently sponsored a conference to study the "invisible killers" in Hartlepool - toxins from long-gone plants that have helped make cancer the most prevalent killer in the city with the shortest life expectancy in England...