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Harvard Medical School grad heads for International Space Station

Robert Satcher left Earth today aboard the Shuttle Atlantis full story»

Researchers ‘NOTCH’ a victory in war on cancer

New molecule neutralizes key protein, once thought ‘undruggable’ full story»

Speeding new medicines and technologies to the developing world

Harvard, five other universities adopt new tech transfer principles full story»

Quantum gas microscope offers glimpse of quirky ultracold atoms

Research creates a readout system for quantum simulation and computation full story»

Materials scientists find better model for glass creation

Put new wrinkle in old approach full story»

Orphan army ants join nearby colonies

Research sheds light on behavior full story»

Face it:

Gay men most attracted to most masculine faces; straight men most drawn to most feminine full story»

To tell the truth

Torture may make even the innocent seem guilty full story»

Darkness with the light

Increased suicidal thoughts among survivors of childhood cancers full story»

Finding the seat of language?

Researchers look into Broca's brain full story»

Harvard scientists bend nanowires into 2-D and 3-D structures

New ‘stereocenters’ introduce triangular joints into otherwise linear nanomaterials full story»

$“These results represent a new way of targeting oncogenes that have been refractory to standard treatments,” said senior author of the report William Hahn of Dana-Farber, the Broad Institute, and Harvard Medical School (HMS). “What’s particularly exciting is that this approach is potentially highly specific to cancer cells, and therefore should have little toxicity to normal tissues.”$

Researchers exploit genetic ‘co-dependence’ to kill treatment-resistant tumor cells

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Bringing new meaning to the term scientific paper

Stacks of filter paper provide a realistic, easy-to-use medium for growing cells full story»

From stem cells to functioning strip of heart muscle

“This moves us closer to heart stem cell therapy.” full story»

Stimulus funds provide welcome research boost

Jobs, knowledge promoted by federal economic push full story»

$A contiguous stretch of DNA chain inside a fractal globule packs into a compact, unknotted structure, making it easy to pack and unpack.$

Three-dimensional structure of human genome deciphered

Finding provides answers to some crucial questions full story»

Three Harvard teams to receive $9 million each in federal funding for stem cell research

Grants are part of one of largest ever federal committments to the burgeoning field full story»

Harvard team reports major step forward in cell reprogramming

"We're halfway home," says Eggan full story»

Jack Szostak 2009 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine

Medical School professor shares prestigious award for pioneering work on telomerase full story»

How does a worm build a throat?

MacArthur Fellow Susan E. Mango tackles the "organ formation puzzle" full story»

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