Light Blitzes Plaque

Fast forward a decade and imagine what a drugstore shelf might hold. A pill containing an entire day’s nutrients? A gadget that confers...

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Published in the January-February 2006 print issue in the Right Now section.

How brushing and flossing can protect your heart

In the wake of federal government actions, several Harvard schools and institutes are cutting costs.

Amid distrust of science, Paula Johnson tells medical and dental graduates to be “citizen-physicians.”

An animal’s journey from grief to love shows how much humans need each other, too.

He was Harvard’s quintessential people person

A Harvard botanist investigates mystic potions, voodoo rites, and the making of zombies.

The retired government professor has been a rare conservative voice on campus for decades.

For both American and international students, growing up is like learning a new language.

Nobel Prize recipient Joseph E. Murray dedicated much of his career to organ transplant surgery.