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...would inside a human. Then, it does what an immune system does best - whips up antibodies. If the vaccine is successful, the antibodies will wipe out the targeted disease the next time it shows up. Best yet, researchers can test hundreds of different donors from a diverse genetic pool, a feat that's impossible to replicate with lab animals since they are bred to be genetically similar. "The information you get from this type of test is far and beyond what you'd get out of a mouse study," says Michael Rivard, vice president of corporate development at VaxDesign, "both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting Immunity in a Test Tube | 3/27/2008 | See Source »

...miss my parents, I often talk to them on the phone", the six-year-old declares with a motionless face. "I asked them to send me a racing car, but I only got candy and a regular car. I also asked them to send me an extra paddling pool. I want to have one of my own, because my sister always jumps into the pool and makes me wet." But in spite of all the Western consumer bliss, Stefan admits that there is one thing he misses: "My mother used to sing me a song every night before I went...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Home Alone in Romania | 3/26/2008 | See Source »

This past year, 40 transfer students were accepted from a pool of over 1,100 applicants—a significant decrease designed to counteract a growing freshman class...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: As Freshmen Move In, Transfers Crowded Out | 3/21/2008 | See Source »

...compares his transition back to Harvard to being in a kiddie pool after swimming in an ocean...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Taking a Hike on the Presidential Trail | 3/21/2008 | See Source »

...First we had Krisztina swim in a very narrow lane along the edge of the pool," Kiss says. "Since she had beautiful nails that she didn't want to scrape on the side, she learned to extend her arms as straight as possible in front of her head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Laszlo Kiss | 3/20/2008 | See Source »

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