August 16, 2001

This structure, discovered by Kevin Chan, looks like a Siamese twin of two 55-atom icosahedrons, with a few atoms missing. "I enjoy studying concepts such as symmetry in mathematics," said Chan, "but I'm also fascinated with concrete examples of them. I find that very interesting." Full story

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

Resistance to antibiotics is reversed
Gene therapies being developed to fight growing problem of hospital infections.

Is a long life in your genes?
Scientists identify chromosome location of genes associated with long life.

A lifetime of trillionths of a second
Scientists work to create enough antimatter to see if their theories about reality are correct.

Science has its day in D.C.
Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers led a contingent of University faculty and officials to Washington, D.C., July 11 and 12 for a day-and-a-half effort to call attention to the importance of federal funding for basic scientific research.

Undergrad discovers novel atomic cluster
While working on a summer project at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), 18-year-old Kevin Chan discovered a novel arrangement of atoms that had been missed by other scientists studying such clusters.

Talking about revolution
The International Seminar on the History of the Atlantic World met for its sixth year this August to consider the topic of "The Atlantic Revolutions, 1760-1825."

Adult stem cells effect a cure
The permanent reversal of Type 1 diabetes in mice may end the wrenching debate over harvesting stem cells from the unborn to treat adult diseases.

Female genes outtraveled those of males, research shows
For most of human history, men have traveled as explorers, warriors, hunters, and traders, so it's logical to assume that they have spread their genes more widely than women. But what seems logical isn't always right.

A new way to 'see' DNA
Extraordinarily tiny holes are behind a whole new way to make structures only a few dozen atoms in size.

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