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...university is investigating the Snuppy report, along with Hwang's original 2004 stem-cell paper in Science. Hwang maintains that the current imbroglio involved no fraud on his part. He claims that a mix-up with the stem cells resulted in the wrong stem-cell lines--ones he did not create--being published in Science. Despite his failure so far to prove it, he still insists that he has developed the technology to create human stem cells that could be used to grow resistance-free replacements for damaged nerve, organ and muscle tissue. Despite black, billowing smoke, says Hwang, there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rise and Fall of the Cloning King | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

...history professor at a prestigious New England liberal-arts college, and guest lecturer Monty Kipps, a black, traditionalist art historian who campaigns against affirmative action and other sacred cows of the liberal establishment. The story rambles on through renovations of several key Forster plot points: a broken engagement, a mix-up at a public concert, a Christmas shopping trip, and a stifled bequest. But by the time Smith's story is over it is clear that On Beauty is not just an homage but a work of real originality. Smith has a virtuoso talent for capturing dialect, which makes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Growing Up Gracefully | 9/11/2005 | See Source »

...afternoon that same day, after inquiries by a reporter, the transcript was back online. Spokesman Alan J. Stone said “an internal miscommunication” had led to the mix...

Author: By Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Dog Days of Summers | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

...missing a beat, the modest, soft-spoken Mallozzi openly admits to making an attempt to influence at least one major part of the film. Near the film’s end, one of the teens, Samnang, is accepted to his top-choice school, Brown University. However, due to a mix-up with his financial aid forms, he is unable to afford tuition, and has to decline the acceptance. At the Q&A, Mallozzi has no qualms about telling the audience members that she tried to raise money for the boy’s tuition...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: VES TF's Documentary Shows Integrity | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

...months Period in which Ascension Island, a British territory in the South Atlantic, received no mail, because of a mix-up that routed post to the Paraguayan capital of Asunci?n instead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

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