In Print Focus: Breast Cancer Protein Shown to Be Highly Tuned Molecular Machine David Livingston (right), Ralph Scully (left), and their colleagues have completed the first study showing that the DNA-repair function of a cell with a mutant BRCA1 gene can be restored by introducing a healthy copy of the gene. The study also suggests that the BRCA1 protein must be completely intact to function normally. Otherwise breast or ovarian cancer may result. MedEd News BBS Bulletin

Headlines Success of In Vitro Fertilization Shows Marked Improvement People with Prior Lyme Disease Found To Report More Health Problems Years After Their Illness Researchers Find New Mechanism for Growing New Blood Vessels Researchers Discover New Vein of Cancer-Fighting Agents Upcoming The Annual Nathan Sidel, MD Lecture on the Art of Medicine: Renewal in the Practice of Medicine Charles Hatem, BIDMC Thursday, January 27 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Spotlight HSPH Launches 'Your Cancer Risk' Website Developed by the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention at the School of Public Health, the "Your Cancer Risk" website is a personalized tool that enables people—particularly those over 40—to estimate their risk of developing certain cancers and to receive individualized tips for prevention. Student Scene Scientists Have to Be Lucky in Their Work—and Work for Their Luck Graduate student Heather Morehouse says that science takes a lot of methodical work. But that's not enough. It also takes a healthy dose of good luck—and when luck comes, you have to be ready.

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