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The American Dream
Eleven years after fleeing Iran, Arman Jahangiri graduated from UH in May 2008 and headed to medical school.
Future Doctors
More than 2,000 miles separate Eagle Pass, Texas, where Jose Figueroa spent his early years, and Boston, Mass. where he entered Harvard Medical School in 2006.
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Memorial Service for Dr. Greg Cahill
Curiosity did not kill the worm
Caenorhabditis elegans are non-parasitic roundworms commonly found in rotten fruits munching on bacteria. Adults are approximately 1 mm long.
Bacterial Genes in Plants
The issue of how many genes were acquired through gene transfer in different plant lineages remained unresolved for a long time.