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...with all iPS work, direct reprogramming uses viruses to integrate the transcription factors into the target cells. Melton said that the retrovirus used in the creation of iPS cells may result in cancer-causing genes, but that the virus used in direct reprogramming does not cause such mutations and has been used for decades in human trials...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Researchers Make Breakthrough in Cell Reprogramming | 8/31/2008 | See Source »

...fastest-growing community in the state. Many credit Palin with helping that expansion, though critics say it is a textbook case of unchecked suburban sprawl. As mayor, she pushed property taxes down to miniscule amounts, and the low 2.5% sales tax has enticed big box retailers like WalMart and Target to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Palin Made Her Name | 8/30/2008 | See Source »

...Mercedes income." The contemporary wealthy shopper, say the authors, is "the logic shopper" (70%) whose middle-class upbringing leads to a focus on value and due diligence before a purchase. That may explain why the retail store most likely to have been shopped in by this demographic is Target (80%). Why pay more for the same roll of toilet paper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Books | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...that the two companies are separated, Wall Street buzz naturally revolves around their merging with or buying other companies or being sold themselves, especially in the wake of the Mars-Wrigley deal. "We believe [the spin-off] makes Cadbury a more attractive potential acquisition target, especially for Kraft," says Andrew Wood, a Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Parting Sweet for Cadbury? | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...agency is caught flat-footed again when Hurricane Andrew overwhelms southern Florida in 1992, leaving 160,000 people homeless and probably costing Bush the next election. SUCCESS FAILURE Bill Clinton 1993-2001 AID ABOUNDS New FEMA Director James Lee Witt makes the agency more proactive. Project Impact, designed to target and equip high-risk areas, doles out funds in flood-prone regions and earthquake zones. The agency earns kudos for its prompt response to Midwestern floods that cause $15 billion in damage in 1993, although detractors call FEMA bloated and too ready to give handouts. SUCCESS FAILURE George W. Bush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: FEMA | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

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