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This miracle of invention, inspired by a vanilla aria on which Handel himself wrote five unassuming variations, drew praise even from Brahms' antipode, Wagner. Like their worthy companions, the Bach Goldberg and the Beethoven Diabelli, these pieces explore the melodic and harmonic potential of their progenitor exhaustively, and function collectively as a treatise on the composer's sense of keyboard style. But more than the Goldberg and the Diabelli, the Handel variations are witty...

Author: By Matthew A. Carter, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Amazin' Awadagin Hits Boston | 11/21/1997 | See Source »

...entered the fray. Diesel, based in Molvena, Italy, has flogged its $99 jeans with imagery of naked blow-up dolls sitting at a board meeting with an obese ceo. Its U.S. sales have grown from $2 million to $23 million in four years. JNCO, of Los Angeles, considered the progenitor of today's wide-leg craze, has taken off from the backsides of skateboarders to the broader jean community. The company, with industry estimated sales of more than $40 million, has led the industry with styles such as suede chaps and huge hem widths. "When the rest of the industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LEVI'S GETS THE BLUES | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

Potentially, the neural progenitor strategy could be used to treat this wider group of genetic ailments, which include Tay-Sachs, Gaucher's disease, galactosemia and dozens of other maladies that affect millions of people worldwide...

Author: By Sheila VERA Flynn, | Title: Fixing the Brain | 4/5/1995 | See Source »

...first step in developping such a brain-transplant therapy will be to identify and clone neural progenitor cells in humans...

Author: By Sheila VERA Flynn, | Title: Fixing the Brain | 4/5/1995 | See Source »

...researchers hope to "do a lot to try to understand the basic cell biology of the neural progenitor cells, the basic forces driving them to become specific cells, and their capabilities from a therapeutic point of view," Snyder said...

Author: By Sheila VERA Flynn, | Title: Fixing the Brain | 4/5/1995 | See Source »

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