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Mevacor was no overnight phenomenon. In 1956 a team of Merck scientists discovered melavonic acid, a crucial chemical in the series of reactions that produce cholesterol. It was not until 1979, four years after Vagelos left his teaching post at Washington University in St. Louis to join Merck Labs as...
The decision will save the Government nearly $4 billion in additional tests and drilling. "We need to get on with this," said Johnston. Most members of Congress were happy to choose a home for nuclear waste anywhere but in their own backyard. Senator Alan Simpson of Wyoming summed up the...
By 1975 Stella was convinced that abstract painting, for its own survival, would have to take practical lessons from old masters like Rubens and Caravaggio; it must find an "independent pictorial space to establish its ties with the everyday space of perceived reality." This ran counter to the whole argument...
In an effort to control Jaffna, the Tamils' last major stronghold, India last week increased its Tiger-fighting force to an estimated 11,000. A scheme to isolate Tamil leaders by offering conditional amnesty to the rebels' rank and file fizzled, however, when no Tigers accepted the offer.
Last May HUCTW garnered the support of the seven other unions at Harvard, in part to isolate the UAW. The other unions, which represent groups including the University's facilities maintenance workers, police and dining hall staff, joined HUCTW in the first-ever alliance of unions at Harvard.