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Nature is not the only lode that drug developers are mining. Linezolid, the novel antibiotic just approved by the FDA, is totally synthetic, and that is a great advantage, believes Pharmacia Corp.'s Dr. Gary Tarpley, who led the team effort that produced the drug. "Because this compound has never been seen by bacteria," he says, "it is extremely unlikely that there is any pre-existing resistance out there." Like tetracycline, linezolid blocks protein synthesis, but it does so much earlier in the cellular cycle. No other antibiotic operates in this fashion, yet another reason to expect resistance to develop...
...tape noting that there were "a dozen alcohol situations" in the previous year. Still, although the league does watch players for signs of alcohol abuse, few players and no real stars have faced sanctions as tough as what the National Basketball Association gave the Dallas Mavericks' center Roy Tarpley, who was repeatedly suspended and eventually kicked out of the NBA over his constant drinking. Will the NFL develop a tougher alcohol policy? That will have to wait for another meeting...
...Unions, regardless of their size, are not going to be walked on," said Kevin Tarpley, a community organizer supporting the striking workers...
Thank you for your story on Natasha Tarpley's efforts to compile an anthology of Black student poetry ("Student Compiles Black Poetry Anthology," October 15). It was a pleasure to see the research and care that Seth Harkness '94 put into the article. The issues highlighted by such an anthology are important to the University and to our society in general, particularly in light of continuing incidents of racial unrest on campuses nationwide. Media support is vital to the success of Tarpley's project and other such efforts to raise social consciousness...
...addition to front-page visibility, students need monetary support to get projects started and keep them going. We would like to point out that Education for Action (E4A) has provided the start-up funds for this project. We at E4A are proud of our contribution toward Natasha Tarpley's efforts. We are also proud to have supported Harvard-Radcliffe student projects for social justice over the past 25 years. Besides Natasha Tarpley's anthology, recent E4A-sponsered projects include the creation of Lighthouse magazine, Alumnae/i for Diversity and AIDS Education and Outreach (which began as an E4A study group...