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...things I learned there,” said Verstrepen, “is that yeast cells have a tendency to stick together at the end of fermentation.” This phenomenon, called “flocculation,” fascinated Verstrepen. As he pursued his Ph.D. at MIT, he became interested in looking at flocculation. “From the yeast’s perspective—why would they want to stick together in the first place?” In the lab, Verstrepen and his Harvard team isolated the gene that was responsible for yeast clumping...
...decline, which amounts to more than $8 billion, is larger than the endowments of all but four other universities—Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and MIT...
...nothing new for many of Harvard’s teams. Hockey, of course, has its annual Beanpot, as does Baseball. In addition, earlier in the day before the hoops teams meet at Lavietes, both Harvard fencing teams will compete in the Beanpot for fencing as they take on BC, MIT, and Brandeis. The basketball team settles for an unofficial Beanpot against fellow Olde Towne schools.“All those games are going to be exciting games,” Crimson coach Tommy Amaker said. “We like to have that in this area where there?...
...peak in economic activity occurred in December 2007, marking that month as the start of the current recession. The committee pinpointed the month when U.S. growth dipped into negative territory by using monthly indicators including gross domestic product and consumption measures, most of which have plunged in recent months. MIT economics professor James M. Poterba ’80, the president of the NBER and a member of the business cycle committee, said yesterday that payroll employment is the strongest indicator in determining the highest point of economic activity. The measure reached a peak last December and has declined every...
...MIT has planned to temporarily stop the $90 million renovations on its W1 residence hall, according to an October 28 article on the university’s Web site...