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New Understanding Of Cell Movement May Yield Ways To Brake Cancer's Sp
A Burnham Institute study has identified a fragment of a protein that senses chemicals that induce a cell to move into the right direction. Guided by this fragment, the molecular machinery needed for cell movement begins accumulating at the leading edge, or front of a cell in response to a variety of chemical messengers, and begins the directed process of migration. Potential Solution To Cetuximab-resistance In Lung Cancers Found In No
A study conducted at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Ludwig Center at Dana-Farber/Harvard Medical School now suggests that antibodies binding a particular protein conformation, caused by hyperactivation, might have distinct therapeutic advantages over antibodies, like cetuximab, that bind to wild-type (normal) target proteins. Pew Internet &American Life
Pew regularly publishes reports "that [explore] the impact of the Internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, health care and civic/political life."Topics have ranged from blogging to the digital divide. Free update notifications available by e-mail and RSS. "A non-profit research center studying the social effects of the Internet on Americans." Alarming Rise In Substance Abuse Among Somali Combatants
An alarming rise in drug-related problems amongst militia in southern and central Somalia, which has not been under the control of any type of government for more than a decade, is reported in a study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. Ancient Greek Writings Inscribed In Stone, Digitized By Case Classicis
Finding information about ancient Greek inscriptions used to take years of research and countless hours tracking down answers in the library. Through contributions by Case classicist Paul Iversen's work with the Packard Humanities Institute (PHI) Greek Epigraphy Project, classics scholars now can access and search more than 150,000 inscriptions through a comprehensive digitized database in a matter of minutes. Biologists Determine Genetic Blueprint Of Social Amoeba
An international team that includes biologists at the University of California, San Diego has determined the complete genetic blueprint of Dictyostelium discoideum, a simple social amoeba long used by researchers as a model genetic system, much like fruit flies and laboratory mice, to gain a better understanding of human diseases. Men think their dance moves improve with age
Men may shuffle on to the dance floor this Christmas, but once there, they will be impressed by their moves, according to new research. [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. Exploring the Japanese American Internment Through Film &the Internet
This website "utilizes a rich collection of video clips as a starting point for examining the many aspects and implications of the Japanese American internment."Essays and video clips explore topics related to World War II and prewar discrimination, experiences in the internment camps, and the postwar period and impact of the internment camps today. Produced by the National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA). Kyoto Nations Explore Baby Steps
Talks next week in Nairobi look for agreement between 189 countries to extend the Kyoto pact on global warming and decisions on how to move forward. Scientists say it'll take much tougher caps to avert catastrophic weather changes.
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