Ann Huntress Lamont
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Ann Huntress Lamont is one of four managing partners of Oak Investment Partners, a leader in the field of venture capital. Lamont, a specialist in the particularly risky sectors of biotechnology and financial-services information technology, is responsible for some of the company's most successful projects, such as investments in the pharmaceutical company Cephalon.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2007
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John Legend
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John Legend stands out among others of his genre as a singer and songwriter whose music focuses more on themes of love and commitment, characterized by melodious sound rather than thumping beat. The rhythm-and-blues (R&B) singer avoided the ruling trends in contemporary music, preferring to pursue his own brand of piano-driven, emotion-laden songs on his albums.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2007
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Svante Paabo
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Molecular biologist Svante Paabo explores the past using segments of ancient deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) strands to map the important genetic changes that created the contemporary human being. Paabo is considered the founder of paleogenetics, and is making rapid progress in his search for answers to the question of what differentiates humans from other primates.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2007
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