In Print Photo by Graham Ramsay Focus: Human Genome Tally: Is Recount in Order? A study by Marc Vidal and colleagues on the nematode genome suggests that the tally of human genes announced by the international genome initiative may seriously understate the true number. The researchers' method involves using cDNA sequence tags, including those for stretches that may be transcribed only rarely, to confirm the relatively high count for worm genes predicted by a standard gene-counting application. BBS Bulletin HSTconnector MedEd News Mentations On The Brain

Headlines Study Finds that Medicare Patients Give Higher Overall Marks To Nonprofit than For-Profit Health Plans Upcoming J. Worth Estes, M.D. History of Medicine Lecture: Plastic Surgery in Boston: Then and Now Bradford Cannon, Massachusetts General Hospital Joseph Murray, Brigham and Women's Hospital Robert Goldwyn, Beth Israel Deaconess, moderator Wednesday, April 4 4:30 p.m. Dedication ceremony 5:30 p.m. Lecture General Interest Conference: Organ Donation and its Alternatives Joseph Murray, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Others Saturday, April 7 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Spotlight Diabetes Postage Stamp Dedicated at Joslin Luminaries from the political, scientific, health care, and entertainment arenas gathered at Joslin Diabetes Center with faculty, staff, and guests to mark the first day of a new diabetes postage stamp. Student Scene Match Day: The Envelope Please... Match Day 2001 saw a throng of fourth-year students receive their envelopes from the Registrar's Office telling them which hospital they would go to for their internship. Photos from the event appear inside.

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