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... "The cell encodes genetic instructions into a string of chemicals calledribonucleic acid orRNA, which l...rint for building a protein," he explains."But the string ofRNA coding for the protein is normally interrupted at several points by codingthat is not part oft...Genetic "Short Circuit" Leads To Cleft Palate
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...the switch as a short stretch of RNAnestled in the string of "messenger RNA," a molecule which constitutes t...of FGF-R2. The scientists found that this string of messenger RNA actually includesthe code for producing both IIIb and IIIc, with the genetic switch...Biggest Acoustics Meeting Ever
...dprocess responsible for creating sound in a bowed string instrument such as a violin. To actively controlthese noises, Heckl has devised a feedback system that stabilizes the vibrations of the train wheels (2pSA1).Investigating the noise from another increasingly popular mode of transportation--motorcycles...Study 'Gone With The Wind' Provides Stellar Ecological Example
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... a compact shape, somethinglike the way a piece of string will bunch up if you push the ends together. Thefolding is driven by the attractions and repulsions between the positive andnegative electric charges of the atoms making up the molecules. The final shapewill be the one in which the positive and neg...Learning is growing: scientists investigate the links between memory and brain development
...nthe special issue of Learning & Memory continue a string of exciting indicationsthat neurotrophins are also important for strengthening synapses in the adultbrain. In this issue, Benedikt Berninger, Alejandro Schinder, and Mu-ming Poo(University of California, San Diego) show that neurotrophins have more e...Researchers pave the way to protein therapy in humans
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Like the steady synchronized blink of a string of holiday lights, certain types of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex communicate with each other through electrical connections, forming a new type of brain circuitry described in the current Nature. Until now, scientists thought nerve...1999 Fall Meeting: Press conferences and special events
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