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...showed up to watch Yale win 23-0. The hard-crunching action of the sport of football combined with the natural competitive fire of upper-crust Ivy League culture combined to create an event that players, students and alumni could look forward to each year. It was a precursor to any college football Big Game of today; Florida/Florida State; Michigan/Ohio State; Stanford/Cal--they're all descendants of the original Game, a test to determine the best team in a league, region, or, in especially exciting seasons, country...

Author: By Aaron R. Cohen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Harvard-Yale Football: Who Cares | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

TOMORROW: Grown by the body from stem or precursor cells and growth factors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can I Replace My Body? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

TOMORROW: Grown in the lab from stem or precursor cells to avoid rejection by the immune system

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can I Replace My Body? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

TOMORROW: Regenerated from stem or precursor cells in the body...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can I Replace My Body? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

When, in its final passage, Ahab's Wife leaves Melville for dry land, it loses some of its fire; channeling her male precursor is what quickens Naslund into incandescence. By then, however, the soul has been shaken many times over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Ishmael, Meet Jane Eyre | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

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