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...principle, their method is straightforward: to find a disease-related gene, find someone with the disease, then see how his or her DNA differs from the DNA of healthy people. In practice, however, individual genes rarely cause illness on their own; instead, they tend to make people more susceptible. And in places with genetically mixed populations, the complex interaction among genes makes it hard to find the risky ones. But in Iceland, with its uniform population and genealogies that show how everyone is related, risky genes tend to stand out. The country's meticulous medical records provide even more data...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Iceland Experiment | 2/12/2006 | See Source »

...first fully online course at Harvard Business School (HBS) wrapped up last semester, departing from the school’s traditional case method and marking HBS’s most significant jump into the world of online teaching...

Author: By Madeline W. Lissner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HBS Offers First Online Course | 2/8/2006 | See Source »

...student Ibrahim A. Majeed, one of the students in the course, said he found that the class was a “refreshing” break from the case study method used in his other classes...

Author: By Madeline W. Lissner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HBS Offers First Online Course | 2/8/2006 | See Source »

...Joaquin Phoenix: Should method acting require a 12-step program? This best actor nominee hit rehab after playing Johnny Cash in Walk The Line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Awards They Missed | 2/2/2006 | See Source »

...because, ideally, CGEs will also be difficult and competitive, just as Expository Writing and Social Studies 10 are—with frequent assignments and lengthy reading lists. They should be well taught, featuring well spoken, well known faculty members and extensive section meetings—taught, perhaps, using the method many departmental tutorials...

Author: By Mark A. Adomanis, Adam Goldenberg, and Travis R. Kavulla | Title: DISSENTING OPINION: The Core of Gen-Ed | 1/31/2006 | See Source »

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