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...what you eat, or so the saying goes. But a new generation of molecular biologists is starting to give that old adage a decidedly high-tech twist. By combining the latest discoveries in human genetics with a deeper understanding of the hundreds of compounds found in food, investigators have begun to tease apart some of the more complex interactions between your diet and your DNA. In the process, they hope eventually to give consumers more personalized advice about what to eat and drink to stave off heart disease, cancer and other chronic conditions of aging. "We are trying...
While nonstick cooking offers big benefits--ease of cleanup, drastically reduced need for oil--nobody has yet invented a coating that works as well as Teflon. But there's a low-tech solution that dates back hundreds of years: a good cast-iron skillet. It's cheaper than a coated pan, it browns food better, and as for the nonstick factor, when properly seasoned, it's nearly as good...
...daily homemade cakes and nightly pillow presents. And her son Joey has been known to lead impromptu tours around the major landmarks of the neighborhood, from the Democracy Monument to the gentrifying nightlife of Khao San Road. He's also[an error occurred while processing this directive] the tech head responsible for installing a computer in every room and for setting up wi-fi Internet access throughout. There's even some family history behind the inn. It's actually a converted shophouse that was built on a plot granted to the Tulyanond's ancestors by King Chulalongkorn (Rama...
...jumped fully into [all of the] opportunities studying at Harvard offers,” says Burrows of Worth, who worked at the Faculty Club as a bartender, at the Harvard Department of Athletics as a manager of two women’s sports, and on the tech crew for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals.Friends say she jumped at the chance to take advantage of Harvard’s opportunities. Worth, an English and American literature and language concentrator, says that her favorite and most challenging classes included English 200, “Old English,” a course...
...want to make any excuses,” Harvard coach Christopher Ridolfi said, “but we didn’t have an experienced setter, and it hurt us.” Though Harvard won its first three league contests, three-game losses to New Jersey Tech and Springfield knocked the Crimson from the top of the standings into the middle of the pack. To have a chance at the division title, it seemed Harvard would have to win the rest of its matches. Motivated by the task ahead, the Crimson picked up seven straight victories. The two most...