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The Partisans of Ali: A History of Shia Faith and Politics
This five-part series looks "at the origins of the Sunni-Shia split in Islam, the religious and historical differences, how Iran became Shiite, and how conflicts involving Shiism have made an impact beyond the Middle East."Discusses origins, key individuals, and related topics. Includes a chronology, map, and bibliography. From National Public Radio (NPR). Biologists Probe The Machinery Of Cellular Protein Factories
Proteins do most of the work in living cells, and the DNA sequences in genes provide instructions for making those proteins. The crucial job of reading the genetic instructions and synthesizing the specified proteins is carried out by ribosomes, tiny protein factories humming away inside the cells of all living things. Researchers now have an atomic-scale image of the ribosome that shows details never seen before and suggests how certain parts move during protein synthesis. New Orleans Flood Map
Search by address or click on a map of New Orleans and see maximum flood depths following Hurricane Katrina ("generally based on Aug 31 [2005] data"), and the latest recorded depths. "Note: This site is not intended for government planning, insurance claims, or any type of profit by any party. It is intended to provide some information to New Orleans Hurricane Victims."From a surveying and mapping company with headquarters in Louisiana. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Primate Embryonic Stem Cells Successfully Cloned
Researchers at Oregon Health &Science University's Oregon National Primate Research Center have made a significant breakthrough in efforts to develop human stem cell therapies that may be used to combat numerous devastating diseases. For the first time, scientists have successfully derived embryonic stem cells by reprogramming of genetic material from skin cells while studying rhesus macaque monkeys. The breakthrough follows several previously unsuccessful attempts by the OHSU-based team and other scientific teams worldwide. Hot Volcanic Eruptions Could Lead To A Cooler Earth
Volcanic eruptions may be an agent of rapid and long-term climate change, according to new research. Scientists simulated the volcanic acid rain from one of Europe's largest historical eruptions, the Icelandic Laki eruption of 1783, which caused widespread crop damage and deaths around Europe. They found that such eruptions create a microbial battleground in wetlands, with sulfate-reducing bacteria suppressing the microbes that would normally produce the powerful greenhouse gas methane, leading to a cooling effect. Variant Prion Protein Causes Infection But No Symptoms
Abnormal prion proteins are little understood disease agents involved in causing horrific brain-wasting diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease in people, mad cow disease in cattle and chronic wasting disease in deer and elk. Now, new research suggests that a variant form of abnormal prion protein--one lacking an 'anchor' into the cell membrane--may be unable to signal cells to start the lethal disease process. 'Lego-block'Galaxies Discovered In Early Universe
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope have joined forces to discover nine of the smallest, faintest, most compact galaxies ever observed in the distant universe. Blazing with the brilliance of millions of stars, each of the newly discovered galaxies is a 100 to 1,000 times smaller than our Milky Way Galaxy. Pathway Links Inflammation, Angiogenesis And Breast Cancer
A well-known inflammatory protein spawns an enzyme that inactivates two tumor-suppressing genes, ultimately triggering production of new blood vessels to nourish breast cancer cells, researchers report. Inflammation is linked to breast cancer, liver cancer and cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind."
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