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How Proteins Talk To Each Other
Investigators have identified novel cleavage sites for the enzyme caspase-3 (an enzyme that proteolytically cleaves target proteins). Using an advanced proteomic technique called N-terminomics, scientists determined the cleavage sites on target proteins and found, contrary to previous understanding, that caspase-3 targets a-helices as well as unstructured loops. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. [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." No Porn for You, Video IPod!
Usually the adult industry races to embrace new technology -- but not so with the video iPod. Thanks to fears of litigation and a government crackdown, the porn peddlers will not get caught with their pants down. By Larry Buhl. Rants: What Motivates Teachers?
The furor over Steve Jobs' speech on education reform refuses to simmer down. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts. Fry Informs Fantasy Football Fans
It's fantasy football season! And just in time for the frenzy, Assistant Professor Michael Fry and a student have published their results. It amounts to this: you have a set of choices that people can make. All you really want to know -- in fantasy and in real drafts -- is what set of players is not going to be available when your turn comes up. Monkeys Adapt Robot Arm As Their Own
Monkeys that learn to use their brain signals to control a robotic arm are not just learning to manipulate an external device, Duke University Medical Center neurobiologists have found. Rather, their brain structures are adapting to treat the arm as if it were their own appendage. Saferparks: A Consumer's Guide to Safe Thrills at U.S. Amusement Parks
This California nonprofit corporation is "dedicated to preventing amusement ride-related accidents through research, public education, and political advocacy."The group's website features safety guidelines for specific amusement ride types and age groups, injury data, information about amusement ride safety regulation, steps for reporting a ride-related accident, a children's section, and related materials. Searchable. Moving Ahead With Guidelines To Control Indoor Mold Contamination
Amid growing public concern about mold contamination of homes and its associated health effects, a new study is recommending policy approaches for controlling mold in homes that could be used on local and nationwide bases. CES 2010: A Glimpse at This Year's Show
Wired.com gets a sneak peek at CES 2010, the world's most massive consumer electronics convention. This year's 'CES Unveiled' preview event provided a first look at new 3-D TVs, netbooks, e-book readers, and much more.
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