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...potentially treat an infection once it has already occurred - by disabling the viruses and preventing them from infecting additional healthy cells - they can also position themselves in the binding site of the cells themselves, blocking the virus at the receiving end too. One more advantage of this viral weak spot: it's the same on the vast majority of influenza strains circulating each year, including the ones responsible for the bird flu, H5N1. That makes this antibody approach potentially useful not only against seasonal flu but against pandemic strains as well. (See pictures of the bird...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Closer to a Flu Supervaccine | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

With a combination of aggressive board-snatching and lethal post play, sophomore Emma Markley has made playing the three spot look too easy...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Killer P’s No Match for Sophomore Forward | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...that means they were definitely spreading it out to our shooters. So that leaves lanes for people like me to drive, and [I’m] just being aggressive.” The history of Harvard playing at Princeton has been one of heartbreak, but Housman provides one bright spot. His 16-point, four-assist performance is just further proof. OVER AND OUT Things could have ended very differently for the Crimson had senior guard Evan Harris not fouled out with four minutes to play. Without his defensive presence, Harvard struggled to hold the Princeton big men in check...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Drought at Princeton Continues for Crimson | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...total, ominous silence over their cappuccinos. To those of you who spend your Saturdays in the airy, mostly sweet-smelling spaces of Lamont Café or the Widener Stacks, never needing to elbow anyone more threatening than a group of Weld freshmen in order to secure yourself a spot: Don’t smirk and fold your arms complacently. This could be you sooner than you think...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Save Saturday! | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...process tied to how connectomes change. If brainbow can illuminate such developments, scientists could begin to better understand the brain.“I was interested in behavior in some way that was hard to put your finger on,” Sanes says. “What spot in the brain accounts for how we act? When somebody has a nervous breakdown, what is actually breaking down? We’re beginning to claw our way there.”But as Sanes and Lichtman seek to add to human understanding, they say they’re also hoping...

Author: By Paul C. Mathis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Unraveling Nerves, Understanding the Brain | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

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