Past Coverage

• The Real Impact of the Race to Sequence the Human Genome - July 16, 1999
• U. of Missouri Disavows Any Use of Patent to Clone Humans - May 31, 2002
• U. of California Patent Suit Puts Biotech Powerhouse Under MicroscopeA Billion-Dollar Patent Battle - August 6, 1999
• Patents on Cells, Genes, and Organisms Undermine the Exchange of Scientific Ideas - February 5, 1999
• Michigan Engineer Creates Device That Puts DNA Analysis in the Palm of the Hand - March 12, 1999

Featured Commentary

• The Berkeley Protest: Fresh Anger in the Footsteps

  The students protesting the big tuition increase at the University of California impress Murray Sperber, who was in their shoes 45 years ago.

• Teaching Matters: Creating Lives in the Classroom

  Online avatars bring German history to life for students at Stanford. Edith Sheffer explains.

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  A Fine Legal Mess: When Student Groups Collide With Anti-Bias Policy

  Can a college compel a student group to abide by antidiscrimination rules that violate its religious views? The U.S. Supreme Court isn't saying, writes Robert M. O'Neil.

Campus Viewpoint

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Under President Joseph Aoun, Northeastern University has embarked on a strategic plan that will guide it in its goals as a 21st century research university. Chief among those goals is to educate the next generation of creative thinkers and...