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From Focus:
Symposium Animates Origins of Life Initiative
Two years ago, a consortium of Harvard scientists proposed that the time was ripe for a scientific study of the origins of life in the universe. They organized a team of astronomers, planetary scientists, chemists, and molecular biologists to create the kind of synergy needed to answer fundamental questions about how life began. The result is the Origins of Life Initiative, which held its inaugural symposium on Nov. 8. Among the initiative leaders who spoke at the event was Jack Szostak.

Upcoming

Learning from Losers: Keys to Success from Teens and Adults Who Lost Weight and Kept It Off

Friday, January 5
12 p.m.

Speaker:
Anne Fletcher

Spotlight

Tabin Appointed as Genetics Chair
Clifford Tabin (above) will become the new chair of the Department of Genetics at HMS, taking over from Philip Leder, who is stepping down on Jan. 1.

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Resident Stockholm Syndrome: The Original RSS?
If the first year of residency is so grueling, why do interns typically identify with the very physicians overseeing their oppressive work schedules? Intern Tarayn (Grizzard) Fairlie is trying to come to grips with this paradox cum cultural phenomenon.

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