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Since I arrived here, I have always had something of an aversion to organized Harvard activities or rites of passage, whether its queuing up at OCS for recruiting forms and Chex Mix or Harvard State Fair. Intramurals, of course, were no exception. Every year I volunteered for the basketball league, but was either tied up at The Crimson or, you know, eating dinner with my friends. I don’t like dodgeball, fencing, or ultimate frisbee...
Because characteristics like limb development are governed by powerful families of genes known as Hox genes, the fishapod's curious mix of features intrigues developmental biologists as much as it does paleontologists. Recent experiments on mice by University of Geneva geneticist Denis Duboule and his colleagues, for example, show that Hox genes control limb development in two stages. "Even though the same genes are involved," says Duboule, "separate processes govern the development of arms and legs and the development of hands and feet...
...events culminated with the “high-energy” benefit jam, featuring local bands Soulfège and The Foundation Movement as well as a blend of spoken word “slam-poetry,” stand-up comedy, and a world fusion dance mix spun by a DJ duo. The proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Selula Sandla AME Village, a home for HIV orphans in Swaziland, and the Liberty Hall Youth Culture Center, which teaches cultural literacy and computer skills to children in the ghettoes of Kingston, Jamaica...
...Castellanos zoomed through the early innings, at one point retiring 10 straight Lions, using a hard fastball and a mix of sliders and curveballs to keep Columbia off balance as the game got out of reach...
...tango, rumba and meringay. And if they dedicate themselves to it, they can compete in the city-wide dance-off at the end of the term. One kids sneers: "Music is corny. There's no feeling." To prove he's wrong, Pierre bends and blends. When someone proposes to mix the standards repertoire with a hip-hop beat, Pierre says, "Two songs, working together. It is a beautiful idea." Like two people, dancing together...