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...survive long enough for them to extract the world's first cloned human stem cells. In theory, such cells could be used to create any of the body's more than 200 tissue types. While that possibility is still years away, the new techniques could someday be used to obtain replacement tissue for patients using their own cells--thus avoiding the need for donors and the dangers of rejection...
...Harvard University Library (HUL) is beginning a new initiative to help libraries in Iraq obtain funding to revitalize collections that were neglected or destroyed during Saddam Hussein’s regime and the U.S. invasion...
...program, Harvard librarians have begun to compile lists of books and reference materials that will augment the collections in the Iraqi libraries. After Iraqi librarians indicate which books from the list they want, HUL will help them obtain the necessary funding to purchase them, according to Jeffrey Horrell, associate librarian of Harvard College for collections...
HUDS was able to obtain the tomatoes quickly, according to Breslin, because it had notified the produce supplier that it wanted the red fruit as soon as it became available...
That educated Americans have strong political views should be no surprise. Very few people ever obtain the saintly objectivity that would allow them to view the world with a lack of political bias bordering on indifference. Only slightly more are able to feign that attitude in the name of academic debate. The question, then, is not whether professors should have the political biases that are their birthright, but whether universities like Harvard should put restrictions on political speech in the classroom...