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...international project involving scientists from the United States and South Africa has made a major step forward in the ongoing global fight against tuberculosis (TB). By sequencing the genes of the most deadly strains of the bacteria responsible for TB, researchers from both the Broad Institute—a joint Harvard and MIT research organization—and the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa hope they have opened the door to a new way of studying TB and its effects. Megan Murray, an associate professor at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), co-led the project, which...
...these accomplishments, Malaysia is suffering from midlife anxiety. Increasingly, the nation's diverse ethnicities live in parallel universes, all Malaysians, yes, but seldom coming together as they once did for meals or classroom discussions. Religion, too, has divided the nation, as some Malaysians assert that a conservative strain of Islam is causing a segment of the faith's worshippers to withdraw from a multicultural society. Malaysia's economy is being challenged by regional competitors, with many questioning the future of the affirmative-action scheme that has served as the country's financial bedrock. At the same time, a nation that...
...more difficult task will be to change French thinking. Though it is perilous to generalize about 60 million people, there is a strain in the national mind-set that distrusts commercial success. Opinion polls show that more young French aspire to government jobs than to careers in business. "Americans think that if artists are successful, they must be good," says Quemin. "We think that if they're successful, they're too commercial. Success is considered bad taste...
...Howard Government gives the impression of being baffled as to how it could be facing electoral defeat at a time when the Australian economy, despite the strain of rising interest rates, is in fine shape. Of all the factors working against the Government, among the most potent is widespread distrust of its employer-friendly overhaul of the system for dealing with labor and workplace disputes. And here the dreaded parallel with the unfortunate Stanley Bruce becomes more stark. Bruce's demise in 1929 followed a period of industrial mayhem involving miners and laborers. For the perception that he's messed...
...preoccupied, irritated, or just utterly uninterested. On any given day, the odds of finding freebies of some sort around the intersection of Mass. Ave. and JFK St. are fairly good. While this sort of marketing is familiar and widely accepted (if with some degree of resignation), there is another strain of brand name promotion slowly establishing itself on Harvard’s campus and on college campuses across the nation. Certain companies are targeting Harvard students by hiring them as “campus reps.” From the marketer’s perspective, college students are not only...