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The focus of the institute will be on the basic biology of aging processes

California agency rejects Ventria Biosciences application to grow 120 acres

International effort will promote conservation, encourage equal distribution of profits

Campaign to save research wins a battle, but scientists say the broader fight goes on

Exhumations, DNA testing of historical figures draw interest, but ethics are questioned

Activists have destroyed several field trial sites, but Syngenta is determined to press on

Panel favors public disclosure, but would bar top officials from all paid outside work

Should undergraduates be taught to handle these potentially hazardous materials?- Alexander Grimwade

Waring BlenderCourtesy, Sue Lauter, Cold Spring HarborIn 1952, Alfred Hershey of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and his lab technician, Martha Chase, wanted to confirm that DNA was the carrier of genetic information. They tagged the protein coating of bacteriophages with the sulfur isotope 35S and the DNA core with the phosphorus isotope 32P. Using a Waring blender, they agitated the viral particles and bacteria. The blender caused the viruses to shear off the outside of the bacteria: The tagged