In Print Focus: Electron Swapping Keeps Proteins in Shape Jonathan Beckwith (above) and Federico Katzen have discovered a system in E. coli for shuttling electrons across the inner membrane, allowing expressed proteins to keep their proper conformation. A similar system may be present in eukaryotic cells, as well—and may be possible to exploit in producing proteins for science and biotechnology. BBS Bulletin HSTconnector MedEd News Mentations On The Brain

Headlines Large Racial Differences in Kidney Transplant Rates Due to Inappropriate Care for Both Blacks and Whites Researchers Identify Symptoms of Marijuana Withdrawal Study Finds Serious Bone Loss in 90 Percent of Women with Anorexia Routine Early Catheterization and Angioplasty Improves Outcomes for Patients with Worsening Cardiac Chest Pain and Small Heart Attacks From the American Heart Association Meeting: Heavy Meals May Trigger Heart Attacks

Student Scene Discovering and Inventing the Scientific Paper Scientific papers are a historical paradox, observes Alex Carter: they usually are not a record of things as they happened but of things that did happen, organized and presented through the interpretive lens of the authors. Does this process of invention make the final product less or more valuable? Upcoming Academic Teaching Conference Series: Juvenile Mania Joseph Biederman, MGH Wednesday, December 13 9:00-10:00 a.m.

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