In Print Focus: Virus Passes Acid Test for Entering Cells Walther Mothes and colleagues have discovered that avian leukosis virus breaks the mold of viral entry by requiring both low pH and receptor priming to fuse with a host cell. A central tenet of virology has been that a virus requires only one of these methods. On The Brain MedEd News Mentations BBS Bulletin

Headlines Boston Hospitals Report Early Results of Endostatin Clinical Trial Myth Challenged: Uninsured Adults Not Receiving Needed Care Upcoming World AIDS Day 2000: An Evening of Awareness for AIDS in Africa Laura Riley, MGH, K. Anthony Appiah, HU, and Others Friday, December 1 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Student Scene Symposium Points to Medicine's Continuing Climb Attending the alumni symposium on the Quad in October, Erica Seiguer was struck by the interest the alumni showed in keeping up with advances in biomedical science. To her, it was a demonstration of lifelong learning. "This is why I went into medicine," she said.

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