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...part by the Malaria Vaccine Initiative, under a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. After receiving the shots, all the babies were visited weekly, and their blood was tested for both the malaria parasite and malaria antibodies. On average, the group that received the injections had a 53% lower infection rate than the control group, and the effect lasted for up to eight months. That still leaves 47% unprotected, of course. But this is nonetheless a big jump from the 35% success rate of an earlier formula. "Even a partially effective vaccine could save hundreds of thousands of lives...
...University’s debt receives the highest ratings available from leading rating agencies Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s—a fact that allows it to borrow at a lower rate. A prospectus for one of the bond sales obtained by The Crimson said Harvard expected the new debt to receive the same high ratings...
...nations, paying full attention to conflation of religious and national identity. To dumb down and repackage this struggle as one between radical Islamic terrorists and the peace-loving citizens of “the world’s largest democracy” is to deny this complex history, lower the level of discourse, and ultimately justify bad decisions on the policy-making level...
Several members, however, stand out from the ranks. As Molokov, a secret agent and Anatoly’s chess second, Jay D. Musen ’09 reaches registers lower than Siberian temperatures. Vanessa Tantillo entertains as the brassy arbiter who just wants the players to finish the game. But it is Mallory who takes the spotlight. Despite a bland script, she portrays a fully realized Florence. Her singing hits the mark throughout, and her songs, “Heaven Help My Heart” and “I Know Him So Well,” are the most...
...improve sustainability, we will use technologies that have a lower carbon footprint, like oxen...