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...part owing to the restrictive U.S. policy, the momentum in stem-cell research seemed to shift overseas. In 2004, South Korean researcher Hwang Woo Suk announced that he had generated the first human embryonic stem cells from healthy people - and in the following year, from afflicted patients themselves - using an abbreviated cloning method. The latter feat would mean that cardiac patients could essentially donate themselves a healthy new heart without fear of rejection...
...small engines and got stellar gas mileage--as high as 21 m.p.g. for the Model T. But as vehicles got faster and larger and grew tail fins, efficiency plummeted. Congress didn't set fuel standards until after the oil embargo of 1973. By 1985, efficiency had improved dramatically, but momentum slowed as the government let standards stagnate. President Barack Obama's support for raising fuel efficiency to 35 m.p.g. by 2020--a move that could save 2 million bbl. of oil a day--has environmentalists cheering...
...four consecutive Harvard errors, nabbing an early 11-2 lead and holding on to finish out the match on top, 30-18. In the third game, the crosstown rivals finally appeared to be on even footing, as the lead wavered back and forth between the teams. The Crimson gained momentum after a Springfield streak of errors initiated by a kill from junior Soren Rosier, taking an 18-14 lead. Although the Pride cut the deficit to one point, 21-20, Weissbourd kills started off a 5-0 Harvard run, as the Crimson rallied for the win, 30-26. But Springfield...
...League. By the end of the night, it had slipped both in the stats and in the standings.After connecting on just 17 of 27 freebies in a 75-66 overtime loss, the Crimson didn’t have to look far for an explanation. As the Big Green gained momentum by scoring on four of its first five overtime possessions, captain Andrew Pusar and junior guard Jeremy Lin each converted just one of two attempts on consecutive Harvard trips to the line.With under four minutes to go in regulation, the Crimson missed free opportunities to tie the game and close...
...After connecting on just 17 of 27 freebies in a 75-66 overtime loss, the Crimson didn’t have to look far for an explanation. As the Big Green gained momentum by scoring on four of its first five overtime possessions, captain Andrew Pusar and junior guard Jeremy Lin each converted just one of two attempts on consecutive Harvard trips to the line...