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Limiting such a rich opportunity to men sounds antiquated, perhaps even discriminatory. But substitute women for men, and this scenario describes the Bunting Institute, perhaps the most prominent of Radcliffe College's three major research institutes.

Author: By Rosalind S. Helderman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bunting Fellows Could Include Men Next Fall | 2/23/1999 | See Source »

Liar's courage aside, certain couples do seem destined. It is difficult to imagine substitute partners for Fred and Ginger, Rhett and Scarlett, Roy and Dale. Would a benevolent fate have tossed together George and Dale? Roy and Gracie? I have a hard time picturing Bonnie and Ozzie. There's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Arbitrary Valentine | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

Consider the facts of the situation. You have spent the past semester in the company of your professor and TF. No matter what that annoying kid in your section may believe, they are the only authorities in the course. So naturally, when you walk into your final exam and see...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DARTBOARD | 1/22/1999 | See Source »

The initial goals of gene therapists were to cure relatively straightforward genetic disorders, such as Huntington's disease and sickle-cell anemia, that are caused by a single defective gene. The strategy was simple: substitute a normal gene for a faulty one. But scientists quickly realized that adding genes to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fixing the Genes | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

What if the lost child was very young? The shorter the life, the fewer the expectations parents might place on the substitute, right? If a baby dies within a few days of birth and there is no reason to think that death was caused by an inherited defect, would it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cloning: Dolly's False Legacy | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

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