The Broad Institute Lands a Big One The Broad Institute, a joint Harvard-MIT venture, announced that it has won a $200 million grant from the federal government for DNA research, including research into genetic links between cancer and genetics.

The Broad Institute, which was a Larry Summers priority, is shaping up to be one of his real successes, and perhaps Summers' most tangible achievement. And cancer was, of course, also a priority for Summers, who is himself a cancer survivor.  ¶ 11:26 PM