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...developing embryo when it is at the eight cell stage and uses this cell to create a new stem cell line. The remaining seven cells retain the ability to implant into the uterus and develop into a normal fetus.The second method, known as alternative nuclear transfer and published by MIT researchers, creates embryonic cell lines from cells that were engineered to have a temporary defect in them, rendering them unable to implant into a uterus.Such cells are not implantable and thus a “non-viable artifact” that is therefore acceptable to experiment on, said William...
...Reid Trophy at Boston College, but was only able to place fifth out of six teams competing. By winning just two out of ten races, Harvard bested only the University of Vermont. Next weekend, the Crimson will attempt to capture the Hoyt Trophy at Brown, the Smith Trophy at MIT, and the Nelson Trophy at Connecticut College. —Staff writer Daniel J. Rubin-Wills can be reached at drubin@fas.harvard.edu...
Twice a year, I open my mailbox to find an envelope from Captain Brian Sullivan at MIT, and twice a year, I hope in vain that, like my grandmother, he’s sending me a birthday card or an interesting article that he found in his local newspaper. I’m always disappointed, though, because I always find a photocopied letter that promises me thousands of dollars in scholarships, summer travel around the world, and an opportunity to serve my country. I just have to sign up for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC...
...whim. All students, whether queer or straight, conservative or progressive, powerful or powerless, should be concerned about the implications of that precedent for the sake of academic freedom and equality of opportunity. If you are, I’ve heard that there’s a captain over at MIT who positively loves getting mail...
...precedent is alarming. Nondiscrimination policies are not supposed to be suggestions; instead, they’re meant to act as recourse for students who are treated unfairly. MIT, for instance, has amended its non-discrimination policy with a footnote that reads, “The ROTC programs at MIT are operated under Department of Defense (DOD) policies and regulations, and do not comply fully with MIT’s policy of nondiscrimination with regard to sexual orientation. MIT continues to advocate for a change in DOD policies and regulations concerning sexual orientation, and will replace scholarships of students who lose...