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November 13, 2003
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Harry Potter and the Gatekeeper of Puberty
After searching many years, Harvard investigators Stephanie Seminara and Thomas Crowley have identified a gene that helps trigger puberty. An 'orphan' gene, or a gene whose function was until now unknown, it has been named for another famous orphan. (Staff photo Jon Chase/Harvard News Office)
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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES
Puberty gene identified
Discovery of 'Harry Potter' gene could lead to new infertility, cancer treatments
Green water
GSD professor wants to reform water management through building and landscape design
With proper intervention, ESL children not at a reading disadvantage
GSE's Nonie Lesaux finds ESL students can gain greater proficiency than native English speakers
Back to the future
Classics scholars use advanced technology to plumb the history of mechanics
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