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Swine Flu Research Takes Hold
By HUMA N. SHAH
Friday, September 25, 2009 3:32 AM
As H1N1 continues to spread on campus, Harvard researchers have taken on important roles shaping the response to the swine flu outbreak that continues to capture national headlines.


Unraveling Nerves, Understanding the Brain
Professor Jeff W. Lichtman and his team painstakingly craft their colorful masterpieces—but their paintbrush is the genome, and their canvass the brain.

Students Push Comprehensive COI Policies
Brandishing signs on the steps of Harvard Medical School’s Gordon Hall, about 40 students flanked by colleagues from Tufts and Boston University rallied for stronger policies against pharmaceutical-industry influence at Harvard’s affiliated hospitals last month.
Harvard scientists in several fields said that they are optimistic that the Obama administration will place fewer restrictions on science while increasing federal support.
RECENT RESEARCH
Scientists Discover 3D Genome Structure
By MANNING DING
 Friday, October 9, 2009 1:43 AM
A team of scientists at Harvard, MIT, the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School announced yesterday that they have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the human genome.

Project to Look For Autism Gene
By LINDA ZHANG
 Friday, October 9, 2009 1:45 AM
With the aid of a $4.5 million federal grant, Harvard Medical School and two affiliates are embarking on a project to sequence the genes of 85 patients suffering from autism in the hopes of better understanding the causes of the mysterious disorder.

Dwarf Galaxies’ Existence Explained
By KERRY K. CLARK
 Friday, October 9, 2009 1:42 AM
A study published in July by a Harvard-Smithsonian Center postdoctoral student has uncovered important clues about the disputed explanation for dwarf galaxies beyond the gravitational effects of the Local Group, a group of more than twenty galaxies including the Milky Way.

Water Drops Defy Elemental Physics
By XI YU
 Friday, October 9, 2009 1:47 AM
Fluid dynamics researchers Jacy C. Bird and William D. Ristenpart were doing routine experiments on water droplets, when the supposedly predictable outcome failed to materialize. Instead of coalescing as expected, the charged water drops they were testing began repelling each other—a result that seemed to fly in the face of elementary science.

Robotic Hand Grabs for More Flexibility
By ALISSA M D'GAMA
Friday, September 25, 2009 3:43 AM
A robotic hand that could clean up messes would be a welcome roommate for any dorm-room dweller. And far from being a pipe-dream, such a hand may soon be on the market, say Harvard researchers.

Firms Expect H1N1 To Affect Operations
By HELEN X. YANG
Friday, September 25, 2009 3:44 AM
A recent nation-wide survey by the Harvard School of Public Health found that most businesses believe they will suffer significant operational difficulties in the event of a widespread H1N1 outbreak.

STD Linked to Prostate Cancer
By JOSE DELREAL
Friday, September 25, 2009 3:53 AM
A common sexually transmitted disease thought to have virtually no visible symptoms in men may actually be putting men at risk for advanced prostate cancer, according to a Harvard study released earlier this month.

Fibers Help Date Rise of Culture
By HENRY A. SHULL
Friday, September 25, 2009 3:45 AM
While most students are familiar with flax in the context of breakfast cereals, the fibrous plant transcended its crunchy, delicious role to provide Harvard archaeologist Ofer Bar-Yosef with some surprisingly ground-breaking findings.

An EAR For Psychology
By HUMA N. SHAH
Friday, September 11, 2009 12:51 AM
After spending eight weeks at the University of Cambridge, Rui Wang ’11 has fine-tuned a third ear—one she hopes might someday help explain complex human behaviors like the struggle to quit smoking.

The Heart of the Medical Matter
By Anita Hofschneider
Friday, September 11, 2009 12:52 AM
When Francisco N. Alvarez ’11 decided to work at a Miami hospital the summer after his freshman year, he had no idea that a year later, he would be present at Spain’s first cardiac transplant employing the Berlin Heart device, a German-made artificial heart.

Health Across the Hemispheres
By LAURA G. MIRVISS
Friday, September 11, 2009 12:53 AM
In Peru, they learned that splashing urine in ears promotes wellness. In China, they went on a tour of a hospital devoted entirely to traditional medicine, where Chinese doctors prescribe herbs in lieu of pills.

Mapping a Bird Brain in Japan
By HELEN X. YANG
Friday, September 11, 2009 12:53 AM
When Stella A. Barth ’10 was accepted to a summer program at the world-renowned RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan, she knew it would be intense. She just didn’t know how fast-paced it would be—a point driven home one day when she accidentally killed a finch in the lab.

Testing for Tuberculosis in The Slums of New Dehli
By ALISSA M D'GAMA
Friday, September 11, 2009 12:54 AM
Nina Jain ’11 spent last summer trekking door-to-door through a Delhi slum, trying to find out which of the impoverished residents suffered from tuberculosis. There was one problem, though. She didn’t speak Hindi.
FEATURED CONTENT
Not Your Grandma’s Robot
Professor’s insect-based design could revolutionize the world of robotics
By ANUPRIYA SINGHAL
Monday, February 05, 2007 1:44 AM
Imagine a robot so small and light it could hover in the air on a fly’s wings. Robot expert Robert J. Wood thinks he can make it happen—and someday create enough of these to embark on rescue missions to save lives.

Stem Cell Institute Aids Cooperation
Federal restrictions mean center faces funding shortage
By ADITI BALAKRISHNA
Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:10 PM
Researchers and administrators agree that the Harvard Stem Cell Institute has successfully facilitated collaboration, bringing significant scientific advances. But political restrictions mean that since its founding, the center has struggled to find sufficient funding, and relies almost exclusively on private donations.

Biologists Here Join PR Offensive To Counter Critics
By ANTON S. TROIANOVSKI
Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:14 AM
Evolutionary biologists here are joining colleagues across the country in becoming more forceful public advocates of the foundation of their own science. The growing movement into the public arena comes as many researchers worry of a chilling effect that the ongoing public-relations effort against evolution might have on their science.

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