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The Yale Alumni Magazine is owned and operated by Yale Alumni Publications, Inc., a nonprofit corporation independent of Yale University.

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March/April 2007
Volume 70, Number 4

Feature stories:

The Birth of Birth
by Steve Olson '78
We call it a miracle. But evolution created it: 180 million years ago, mammals developed the ability to bear live young. Now two Yale scientists are trying to retrace those decisive genetic steps.

“… But I Play One On TV”
by Mark Alden Branch '86
Yale students and graduates continue to be well represented in the ranks of fiction. Take our quiz and find out how much you really know about your imaginary fellow alums.

Maestro From the Bronx
by Anne Midgette '86
What influences have shaped the music of Martin Bresnick? For starters, try Melville, Blake, Rimsky-Korsakov, socialism, and Elvis.

Extreme Journalism
by Jake Halpern ’97
How two newspaper editors (both Yale alumni) dealt with crisis—at Ground Zero and in New Orleans.

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