Shaking up life sciences by crossing disciplines

By Scott Allen

Globe Staff / June 9, 2004

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One is a mathemetician leading perhaps the world's most ambitious attempt to mine the human genetic blueprint for medicines. Another is a physicist using the tools of engineering to prevent falls among the elderly. A third is a father of diabetic children whose search for a cure put him at the forefront of understanding the rejuvenating power of cells. (Full Article: 994 Words)