University housing may not sponsor the mock-shooting team game Assassins this year, due to lack of interest as well as concerns that the game could appear insensitive after the shootings at Virginia Tech last month. It seems that your browser does not have the capabilities to correctly view our website. The amount, while still undisclosed, is acknowledged as one of the largest cash gifts in the GSBs history. Consider upgrading your browser for better results. We claimed their old space,...

April 20, 2007 WASHINGTON One gene directs both embryonic and adult stem cells to perform the self-renewal function that is crucial in their potential broad use in medical treatments, researchers said on Thursday. While the biology of these types of stem cells is very different, a study published in the journal Cell showed that they share at least this one key feature a gene called Zfx that controls their ability to self-renew. New mapping techniques show how much land would be lost and...

If the artificial colors are as safe as natural ingredients and they don't taste bad, then why should we avoid them? The gastronome might argue that the chemical dyes impart a color that's unappetizing on its own terms. The belief that artificial color impregnates a dish with unnatural taste can be dismissed most easily: The industrial dyes have very little flavor of their own. At the same time, some of the world's most famous chefs experiment with industrial ingredients that let them...

Other states are expected to follow Victoria's lead, which GM supporters predict could cause a surge in agricultural productivity, with farmers able to plant crops resistant to weeds, insects and salinity and that need less water. VICTORIA is set to lift its ban on planting genetically modified food crops as early as February next year, paving the way for a rush of new food varieties on supermarket shelves. These include resistance to drought and implanting extra health benefits, such as...

The environmental campaign group said that despite some notable and important successes - such as putting climate change on the international agenda - Tony Blair's governments have failed to keep the 1997 pledge to be "the first truly green Government ever" [1] The environmental campaign group said that despite some notable and important successes - such as putting climate change on the international agenda - Tony Blair's governments have failed to keep the 1997 pledge to be "the first...