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Sure, athletic performance is about much more than one gene. Venter sees genotyping as simply a tool that can help athletes tailor their strategies to their aptitudes. He knows he can train for the triathlon more effectively, for example, by nailing his swim technique than by working on the sprint finish. For now, Venter is already planning his next project: a start-up firm that could give customers sophisticated genetic information about not just sports performance but also weight regulation and blood-sugar levels. Eventually, he hopes, it will offer new insights into the fight against obesity. Now that sounds...
...Auguste’s lab had always focused on developing drug-delivery mechanisms that target specifics sites in the body, and a grant from the Navy has provided her with the opportunity to tailor this research towards site-specific vasoconstriction...
...term or winter break. Doing so would allow students to gain valuable career experience, and potentially earn supplementary income during their time off—an opportunity already present at many other schools. In addition, the Office of International Programs should work with the J-term program to help tailor study abroad programs and accessible funding sources. Today more than ever, an increasing number of Harvard students are taking advantage of the College’s study abroad programs, but not all choose to take a full term to study abroad. For those actively involved in extracurricular activities...
Gaglani said that his research can help “map out the broader scale of the drug resistance patterns across the continent” and better tailor treatments to individual patients...
...with modern technology and consumerism meshing with deep-rooted traditions, the country lives simultaneously in many centuries. Bijapurkar points out that there are no clean breaks from the past in India. Indian consumers want "this as well as that," she says; the traditional sari still rules, but the neighborhood tailor can make you a blouse to go with it that is entirely western in style and cut. There is no single set of values to be catered to. Half a dozen shops and hawkers' stalls sell all sorts of women's underwear in a back alley, away from prying looks...