[Mitworld] New: Reporter's Notebook from Iraq, Amon on Cancer

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[REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: THE U.S. IN IRAQ]

Two well-informed journalists and an experienced Middle East diplomat
provide first hand accounts and insights into the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

MODERATOR:
Barbara Bodine

PANELISTS:
Rajiv Chandrasakaran
Author, Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone

George Packer
Staff Writer, The New Yorker


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/404/>

[QUOTE]
"Iraq was a...more shattered society than most people understood."

--George Packer


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[THE CELL CYCLE AND CANCER]

In part 5 of the series Fundamentals of Cancer Research, Amon details
the process of cell division, and how damaged DNA can lead to
uncontrolled cell growth.

SPEAKER:
Angelika Amon
Associate Professor of Biology, MIT
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/390/>

[QUOTE]
"The name of the game is to replicate the genetic information accurately
...and only if that happens all the time and with high fidelity will you
end up with a healthy individual."

--Angelika Amon


EVENT HOST: MIT School of Science
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