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Someday, a Pill Could Mimic the Effects of Exercise, Researchers Say
Researchers with MIT and Harvard Medical School say a study in mice helped them identify the impacts of exercise and high-fat diets on cells, and that the information could lead to the eventual development of drugs that would enhance or mimic the benefits of working out.
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TikTokers Nick DiGiovanni and Lynja Set World Record for Largest Chicken Nugget
TikTok’s Nick DiGiovanni and Lynja have officially set another world record, this time for the world’s largest chicken nugget.
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Harvard President to Step Down in 2023
Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow, who guided the Ivy League school through the coronavirus pandemic and put together a panel to examine the university’s deep ties to slavery, announced Wednesday that he plans to step down next year.
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Harvard Pledges $100 Million to Atone for Role in Slavery
Harvard University is vowing to spend $100 million to research and atone for its extensive ties with slavery, the school’s president announced Tuesday, with plans to identify and support the descendants of enslaved people who labored at the Ivy League campus. President Lawrence Bacow announced the funding as Harvard released a new report detailing many ways the college benefited from…
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Twist It Or Dunk It? Either Way, MIT ‘Oreologists' Seek Optimal Oreo Separation
Their goal was to answer one question: Is it possible to split an Oreo down the middle and get the same amount of cream on both sides of the wafer?