In Print
Photo by Graham Ramsay From Focus:
DNA
Yields Details of Human–Chimp Split
A study led by David Reich gives genetic evidence that the split between humans
and chimpanzees occurred later than the fossil record suggests. The team discovered
that different parts of the genomes diverged at widely different times, and the
X chromosomes of the two primates are surprisingly alike. The scientists have
put forward a hypothesis to explain their data: that humans and chimps may have
split initially, but then interbred before separating for good.
Upcoming
Dr.
Benjamin Waterhouse: A Life in Medicine and Public Service (1754–1846)
Thursday, June 15
Speaker:
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Philip Cash
Emmanuel College
Lab Works
A multimedia site featuring Harvard
Medical research.
StudenTalk
Personal takes on issues
inside and outside the classroom.
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Spotlight
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HMS Class Day
In his keynote speech at the HMS-HSDM degree ceremony, Jeffrey Sachs
urged a focused, clinical approach toward curing disease and poverty
around the
world.
Academy Center Will Develop Teachers
In this eighth vignette on the revised medical curriculum, George
Thibault describes the new Center for Teaching and Learning and
its efforts to strengthen the
teaching skills of HMS faculty.
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Students Take Health Policy to the Web
Sachin Jain and fellow students have created a website to present news on
health care policy and its impact on medical practice.
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Student Scene
Photo by Graham Ramsay
Noncompliance: Weak Link in the Chain
of Treatment
Patients’ noncompliance with drug regimens undermines care and wastes
countless dollars. Erica Seiguer describes one program that has helped to close
this gap.
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