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October 16, 2003

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Finding a protein's on/off switch
Reserchers are looking for a way to activate the dermcidin protein in the brain, where it protects brain cells, but block it in the breast--where it shelters tumors. (Photo Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Office) Full story

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Blocking the road to extinction
Asst. Professor Cheryl Knott works to understand, protect Borneo's orangutans

An old dig gets dusted off
The Fogg's new exhibit, 'The City of Sardis: Approaches in Graphic Recording,' displays an ancient kingdom in ink, paint, and pixels

Breast cancers tied to brain survival
Researchers find a protein that protects brain cells from disease - and also saves tumor cells from death

 

 

 

 

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