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...take from the Sargasso Sea was impressive enough on its own, but he is taking a new ocean sample every 200 miles or so as he circumnavigates the globe. Some 85% of the gene sequences he hauls up are unique to that site, suggesting that each 200-mile stretch of ocean represents a vastly different ecosystem. And that's just from scratching the surface, says JGI director Eddy Rubin: "There are whole domains of life that haven't been touched yet." --Reported by Melissa August/ Washington and Laura A. Locke/ Walnut Creek
During that stretch, the Crimson convincingly defeated No. 2 Dartmouth—the most highly ranked opponent it beat all season—6-3 on the Big Green’s home...
Extending its stretch of dominance in the Ivy League, the Crimson won its third straight Ancient Eight title and polished off its third consecutive undefeated league season, finishing the year 7-0 in Ivy play...
...while Lederman notched 11 of those points in the first seven weeks he played, he admits that his Midas touch was “subdued a bit towards the end.” The senior’s final nine points were stretched across the last two and a half months of the season, and down the playoff stretch, Lederman found himself watching from the stands once again...
...turned everything around,” the netminder said, “and I think that was the springboard for our season”—and a month-long stretch in which Harvard won seven of eight contests...