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...ninth hour of the ninth day of the eighth month of 2001, the clock struck midnight on stem- cell research. After 9 p.m. on Aug. 9, 2001, therapeutic cloning—the production of new stem cell lines from early embryos—was officially denied federal funding. Since that time, researchers studying everything from tissue regrowth to cell differentiation have faced an unpleasant choice: use expensive, often poor-quality federal stem-cell lines, if they are available at all, or seek substantial amounts of private money to generate new ones...
...college baseball through this point in the season. Texas Tech, which plays in the powerhouse Big 12 conference, has rebounded from a disappointing 2003 so far with wins over traditional baseball schools such as Texas Christian and Houston. In addition, the Red Raiders were tied 6-6 in the ninth inning with defending national champion and current No. 4 Rice before the Owls pushed three runs across in the ninth inning...
Read that again. Texas Tech was tied in the ninth inning with maybe the best team in the country last month. Harvard wasn’t supposed to be able to play with this team, especially considering the rust factor and Texas Tech’s midseason form. The Rice pitching staff was touched up for six runs by Texas Tech and junior Michael Mask had a three-run home run against the Owls. Therefore, it should be no surprise that Mask—who is hitting an astounding .413 with seven home runs and 27 RBI in only...
...knocked the puck at Love—save number 45—when the puck made its way across the crease to the left side of the net, where No. 9 Nicole Corriero stood hunched, ready to take her ninth shot of the game on Harvard’s ninth power play advantage...
Stehle, the ninth-leading scorer and second-most accurate shooter in the Ivy League entering the night, was just 1-9 for the game and took only two second-half shots, missing them both...