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...infertile after cancer treatment. But the hope was that because Lagos had received a bone-marrow transplant from her older sister as part of that treatment - which transformed Lagos' immune system into a chimera, or hybrid, of her sister's and her own cells - her combination immune system would stand a far better chance of accepting her sister's ovary without the need for long-term immunosuppressant drugs...
Pisces Can’t stand another night of “Indian” food in the dining hall? Skip the HUDS variation on tikka masala and mix some Cinnamon Twists into your life. Aries With spring break over a week away, you’re looking to let off a little steam. Why not try yoga? There is nothing like Bikram to sweat the stress away. Taurus Mid-year rut? No better time to grab the bull by the balls! Strike up a conversation with that standout in section, and you might find yourself discussing Dante over dinner...
...Council is required by Massachusetts law to pass the measure along to the Cambridge Planning Board—one of several steps that stand in the way of the Council’s final vote on the proposed amendment...
...back,” sophomore defender Sam McMahon said. “At one point in the second half, a [Quinnipiac] player checked the ball away from [Halpern] and then she hunted her down, got the ball back, and turned around to score. That really made a stand in the game.”Despite the Crimson’s strength at the start of the match, the Bobcats were able to put in two more goals before the end of the half. Both Quinnipiac goals were scored off free position shots in the final ten minutes of the half...
It’s that time of year—winter is staging a last stand, the United States and South Korea are playing their yearly war games, and North Korea is threatening the region. This time, though, Kim Jong-Il’s rogue state forces us to ask whether it is merely crying wolf again. With more pressing issues on its plate, the United States can not cater to North Korea’s pouting...