MIT biologist Phillip Sharp, right, shows off his new jersey at Fenway Park on Sept. 30, where the Red Sox honored him as a Medical All Star. Sharp, an MIT Institute Professor and 1993 Nobel Prize winner, was joined by MIT Professor Tyler Jacks and Jacks' wife, Laura. Following the ceremony, the Red Sox played the Yankees and won 5-3. Photo / Margarita Siafaca
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