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A gene that controls how quickly smokers process nicotine also predicts whether people who try to kick the habit are likely to respond to nicotine replacement therapy, according to new research from an investigator at the School of Medicine.
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Among those killed during the Bosnian genocide in the 1990s were 8,000 Muslim males living in Srebrenica. Their bodies were dumped in mass graves. Loved ones had little hope of identifying their remains until the advent of DNA technology. For the Holocaust Memorial Lecture, anthropologist Sarah Wagner, PhD, will share how science helped close a painful chapter for those who lived through that atrocity.
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A new WUSTL exhibit, “In Character: The Life and Legacy of Mary Wickes,” celebrates the legacy of the character actress and university alumna. Related events start Friday, Oct. 25, and include a screening of Sister Act, one of Wickes’ later films, and a lecture with biographer Steve Taravella.
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Alan Templeton, PhD, professor emeritus of biology in Arts & Sciences, has an unusual screen saver on his office computer — an image of a frost flower, or ice flower. They are fleeting natural creations that appear only once or twice in the fall, with the first hard freeze — and are seen only by those who rise early and know where to look.
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Noon Thursday, Oct. 24
“The Gut Microbiota and Childhood Malnutrition: Looking at Human Development from a Microbial Perspective” by Jeffrey Gordon, MD, dir., Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology. Free and open to the public. Event details. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Cori Aud. (314) 362-2139.
2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26
As part of Parent and Family Weekend, enjoy the musical talents of WUSTL students. Free and open to the public. Record story. 560 Music Center, E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. daniels@wustl.edu or (314)
935-5566.
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Utility work for the Campus Renewal Project on the Medical Campus will require the temporary closure of Parkview Place Friday, Nov. 1, starting at 11 a.m. The work should last eight to 10 hours.
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OB-GYN helps families manage
high-risk pregnancies.
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