Word: scientists
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...reform it, moving it away from its tired socialist roots and forcing it to embrace elements of Thatcherism. As Prime Minister, he has embarked on a mission to modernize Britain and its politics. The grand design is not entirely clear. "He's not an ideologist," says Oxford University political scientist David Marquand, "but he wants an ideology. In a kind of intuitive way he knows what he's against and perhaps what he is for." Blair is utterly pragmatic. If it works, it's good, no matter whose idea it was. Blair has made no effort at disassembling the many...
...this stage all EntreMed can offer is some very interesting molecules, called angiostatin and endostatin, and the only cancers they have cured so far have been in mice. By the middle of last week, even the most breathless TV talk-show hosts had learned what every scientist already knew: that curing a disease in lab animals is not the same as doing it in humans. "The history of cancer research has been a history of curing cancer in the mouse," Dr. Richard Klausner, head of the National Cancer Institute, told the Los Angeles Times. "We have cured mice of cancer...
Kolata stood by her story--as did the Times. "We are entirely comfortable with the coverage and the placement of the article," says Nancy Nielsen, a spokesperson for the newspaper. As for Watson's quote: "We don't wish to get into a quarrel with a respected scientist, but we are confident in the accuracy of our story...
...fact, the tutorial staff in the biochem department recognized the need for mentoring more than 70 years ago and instituted the senior scientist program. Under this program, Faculty volunteers, as well as post-docs and scientists in the biotech industry, act as tutorial leaders for a group of no more than eight undergraduates for a period of three years. Senior scientists sign study-cards, assist their tutees in finding a lab in which to work and often act as thesis advisors...
...tutorials are not for credit but rather provide a way for undergraduates to learn about academic research by meeting regularly, either one-on-one or in small groups, with their senior scientist. The tutorial office coordinates and supports these meetings, and if a particular student doesn't attend the meetings, the staff go out of their way to find out if that student needs additional help or advice. This system is the result of a firm commitment on the part of the department to undergraduate education, and the biochem tutorial staff as well as the Dean of the College express...