February 1, 1999

Neural Stem Cells Raise Prospect of Repairing Brain The cloning of a human neural stem cell by Evan Snyder and his colleagues may lead to future therapies for disorders such as neurogenetic defects, spinal cord damage, and brain cancer.

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Paul Glaser, Mary Fisher, Announce 1999 Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation Awards Study Shows Drug Combination Offers New Options for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Physicians Restore Vision to Collapsed Eyes New Pathway Found for Cytokine-Induced Gene Activation

Boston Forum in Oral and Craniofacial Biology Stephen Harrison, PhD Harvard University Andrew Lassar, PhD Harvard Medical School Bjorn Olsen, PhD Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School February 5th 1:00pm

Now a Peek at the Upcoming Student Show The 1999 Second Year Student Show will be held Feb. 18–20, but don't ask what it's about because the students aren't talking.

Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments Harvard established a collection of scientific instruments in 1947, which now contains more than 15,000 pieces dating from 1450 to the present.