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...this light-sensitive paint caused the mural’s color to dramatically change—the vivid crimsons turned into tepid blues. As a result, these pieces are now displayed only once every decade. Although many thought Rothko’s murals were irreparably damaged, Senior Conservation Scientist at the Straus Center Narayan Khandekar asserts that progress is currently being made on their preservation. “We are currently conducting an investigation into understanding the mechanism of the pigments and how they fade,” Khandekar says. “And we are also looking at ways...
...career has focused on public health, bio-defense and disease control, and New Yorkers credit her with a substantial reduction in tuberculosis rates and increase in childhood immunizations during her tenure. She later served as an assistant health secretary in the Clinton administration, and she's currently a top scientist at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a group founded by Ted Turner to reduce the danger posed by "loose nukes" and other weapons of mass destruction...
...several SEAS faculty members said that Murray was a “fantastic” choice to take the reins for this transition because of her broad scientific and managerial experiences and “visionary” outlook.“She has the achievements as a scientist herself, but also has the broad perspective of scientific issues both nationally and internationally,” said Evelyn Hu, a professor of applied physics and electrical engineering at SEAS.After receiving her undergraduate and doctoral degrees in physics from MIT, Murray went to work at Bell Labs, where she started...
...sigh of relief in labs across the country was almost audible. In Boston, Douglas Melton, co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, gathered his entire staff to listen to Obama's announcement and served cake in celebration. James Thomson, the University of Wisconsin scientist responsible for isolating the first human embryonic stem cells in 1998, flew to Washington at Obama's request to watch the signing in person. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...
...scientist," says Scodras, "that tells me that his lab isn't functioning up to par. If you get six embryos from a cycle and they don't look good I could see where he would say you know these don't look good, I'm going to transfer them all because the likelihood of them resulting in a pregnancy is slim." Adds Scodras: "I guess he did it once and they had a singleton so he didn't think anything of it the other times. That's a dangerous thing...