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Scientists Map Structure Of DNA-doctoring Protein Complex (Science Daily) - 168 weeks ago

Mobile DNA, which inserts foreign genes into target cells, is a powerful force in the march of evolution and the spread of disease. Working with the lambda virus and E. coli bacteria, Brown University biologists have solved the structure of a six-protein complex critical to performing this gene-grafting surgery. The technique they developed could be used to reveal the structure of other critical ...

Elections Top Story Of 2006 (Westport-News) - 168 weeks ago

As 2006 staggers toward the finish line, the impact of the elections and political events during the past year still loom large.

Web Journals, Support Groups Give Seriously Ill People Emotional Outlets (RedNova) - 168 weeks ago

PHILADELPHIA _ The night before his biopsy, Kevin Rakszawski started hunting for the stuff his doctor couldn't tell him _ what it really feels like to have cancer. A survivor's online diary caught his eye. "It calmed me down a lot," says Rakszawski, 20.

Fords Hock Dynasty in Gamble to Save Family Franchise (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) - 168 weeks ago

Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Bill Ford glared when he was asked whether his family could lose control of the company his great- grandfather Henry founded in 1903.

Mapping The Mouse Genome (Science Daily) - 168 weeks ago

Researchers have presented a high resolution genetic map for the mouse genome -- one of the most detailed genetic maps now available aside from that for humans.

Chasing turtles and crocs, a Nobles teen goes global (Boston Globe) - 168 weeks ago

In 2004, Tyler Robinson skipped school to wrangle crocodiles in Botswana. The student, from Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, also searched for leatherback sea turtle eggs in Costa Rica, excavated ancient skeletons in Thailand, and measured argali sheep in the Gobi Desert.

A look back at 2006 (The News Journal) - 168 weeks ago

Wilmington is the sixth-angriest city in America, Men's Health calculated. The magazine figured out its rankings by looking at the percentage of men with high blood pressure, FBI aggravated-assault rates, the number of violence-related workplace deaths, traffic-congestion data and statewide speeding citations.

Responders brush up on emergency coordination (News Transcript) - 168 weeks ago

MARLBORO — A training session for Marlboro’s emergency agencies was held recently to improve their response to crisis situations. The event was held at the headquarters of the Robertsville Volunteer Fire Company, Route 520, on Dec. 4-5. The training sessions were hosted by Todd Lake, an instructor at the Command School Inc. of Pennsylvania.

Revamped Web Site Strives to Teach Teens About Sexual Violence (RedNova) - 168 weeks ago

By Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dec. 26--It's got colorful graphics, a hip-hop soundtrack, poll questions, even a free iPod Nano giveaway contest.

Revamped Web site strives to teach teens about sexual violence (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - 168 weeks ago

It's got colorful graphics, a hip-hop soundtrack, poll questions, even a free iPod Nano giveaway contest. But www.teenpcar.com is actually a Web site about a deadly serious subject: the ongoing problem of sexual violence among teens, and its designers hope the site's new, eye-catching format will bring in a new young audience interested in learning about ways to stay safe while navigating through ...