In Print Photo by Pam Murray Focus: Early Decision: How Embryonic Stem Cells Become Fine-tuned Brains Researchers led by Michael Greenberg report that a protein known to usher embryonic stem cells toward becoming neurons does so by blocking them from becoming glial cells. The insight may help researchers better control stem cells for therapeutic uses. BBS Bulletin HSTconnector MedEd News Mentations On The Brain

Headlines Gene Initiates Joint Formation Upcoming Public Health Symposium: Genomics: A Population Perspective Richard Lewontin, HU J. Craig Venter, Celera Genomics Gerald Keusch, NIH Thursday, March 15 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Spotlight Families Get Acquainted with HMS Saturday, March 3 was the third biennial Family Day at HMS, an opportunity for first- and second-year students to host family members and introduce them to life inside and outside the classroom. A photo gallery of the event appears inside. Student Scene Photo by Graham Ramsay 'Interdisciplinary' Means Reading Between the Lines, Not Falling Through the Cracks The increased collaboration of multidisciplinary research is leveling barriers at the boundary of scientific disciplines. What may result, says Alex Carter, is a new understanding of what is now at the center of these fields.

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