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Show Modelin . from poe 1 tbts underload how an organism gets . the right kinds of cells in the right proportions in the right places. "Everyone starts out as one cell," Othmer says. That cell continues to divide, with each new cell containing the same genetic information as the first The human develops fully into ' an organism containing 200 to 300 cfif-fercnt cell types. One's genes determine which kinds of cells are created and in i what proportions.' ; "How do you decide to turn on a gene in die right place at the right time while the others are off?" Othmer says. ."This is one of the biggest problems in" - . e j developmental biology". . Clinical applications of his research 'project include understanding how birdi defects are caused. . " .. lessor and a National Science Foundation Vxmg investigator, is looking at the process of swarm formation in insects as wd as the movement, spread and fate of genetically engineered microbes in agriculture. He is also continuing his examination of die territorial pattern formation of wolves, badgers and other animals, using math- - RkkChanxyv,atheceoecologist at die U, is using mathematical modeling to research sex ratio determination and to investigate why various organisms invest differing proportions of Use and Develop Your Leadership Skills to Improve the Union. There are student positions available with the Union Board: Work to improve Union services ' Gain useful experience Gain a better understanding of the Union "UnderstancSngpopiilaticoaggreg tion, invasion, extinction and territorial pattern formation is important in evaluating a population's ecological impact on the environment," Lewis says. Ryk Ward, a former U. professor who recently accepted a faculty appointment at Oxford University, has used DNA technology to study the evolutionary affinities between Native Americans and Asian populations. He has also defined the genetic relationships between different tribes, and has studied whether Native American groups have unique genetic susceptibil- Implement your ideas Full and partial tuition reimbursements ; Student positions on Union Board available for 1997 Union Board Chair Vice-Cha- 5 ' -- 1998: . - - " student Chair positions for students with general interests and concerns for the Union's programs, marketing, finance, volunteersoutreach, food service and house operations. Six 4 Pick up applications in Union Main Office, Room 255. Union Board Chair applications due Monday, March 3rd. All other positions due Monday, March 17th. ' ities to disease. females. ' Mark Lewis, also a mathematics pro- - ? , run n-r- 'iTJij:: year's n Af!UM has rstxrJaj 7 tat peczxs t3 be pZlzJL 1.7 i jgwerlt TJJJ rc3 , tr l!rea3atri ' $zay 243 XI OCcj. CU Oiara. far ncia vSx from page 2 vey the past two years. ' Each state is scored on 20 variables, which include the state's population, the number of seats its delegates hold in Congress, the number of chairmanships they hold on key committees, the number of ranking niemben of key commit-tecs, and the proportion of the delegation belonging to the majority party. Tw the first time in decades, the Utah delegation b all Republican in a . Congress. Utah remains m the bottom half of the rankings, though, because of its pop- - r ulaaon size, which limits die number of USx ddbut wLi tic Jr Ult Ccr-- y Sit Afitscg Cx LCWfax fJ tr2T 1:21, b , km the xl Azzx ,0 -- on I'M d representatives k has in Congress. ' California, by comparison, has 54 representatives fyorning,with just three members of Congress, is 46th. Size isn't everything, though, Alaska, though die third smallest state in population, ranks 12th in political clout . Alaska's secret to power is that its delegation is seasoned. Republican led Stevens is in his 29th year in the Senate; Republican Sea Frank Murkowski has been there since 1980; and Rep. Don Young, a 'Republican, has been in the House since 1973. ' Some states can fall rapidly when . they lose veteran members of Congress. Kansas, which lost Sens. Bob Dole and Nancy Kasscbaum, plummeted from 14th place in die last Congress to 49th place this Congress. w..' si Tliilyti fjtfar prptatzsr '1 i d rr err ' j fn - GOP-dominate- t 4 t their resources into males versus Power - ir -- ci r- ir j tit ,ri xrrt th "tin. Xyrot .Mht H;i5-riil- l -- :. Xdii . r-- i r..Vt:.lf 5 krttrJl' ' sK"' Orrrr Tcvcr LtbJf thi it fXS Opdow: adis bepweoTCDAT m jbcCoUrac)BulLRoota Tbc 1cm Ftnra Eiwnt x ' ; Office of HhBi PrornotJori Alcohol University Wasatch and Drug Education Center ' Student Hearth Service 328 Student SewcesBuidiig toft level 1 8 - ASUV Presents An Evening with Nancy Hanson , March 1 7:30 Marriott Center for Dance 7 iV? 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