Market Forecaster Aug 4, 2009
In the craziness of these recession-plagued days, though, populist ranting against the alleged evils of the trading community gets a sympathetic hearing even when the talk shifts from sensible, practical safety buffers to philosophically impossible partitions. Russia may export 12 percent less wheat in the current marketing year because of a smaller harvest and reduced purchases by traditional importers, said grain transporter ZAO Rusagrotrans. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Structure Of HIV Protein Shell Revealed Jun 17, 2009
In 2007, Yeager's group managed to view the CA hexamers by a type of electron microscopy in which the samples are quick frozen in buffers, which preserves the inherent structure of proteins. That study provided the first glimpse of how CA proteins are arranged in the capsid. (Science Daily)
EarthTalk Q&A: climate, peat and people May 21, 2009
On the coast, we build roads and buildings, and replace natural buffers like mangrove swamps with dikes and bulkheads to control flooding, which make the problem worse by preventing beach sediment from collecting ... The IPCC recommends more drastic actions, such as creating more marshes and wetlands as buffers against the rising level of the sea, and migrating populations and industry away from coastlines altogether. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Snippet Of RNA Helps Make Individuals Remarkably Alike May 7, 2009
MicroRNAs, found in all plants and animals, may have evolved as tiny buffers within multicellular organisms to allow the remarkable unity of form in a constantly changing environment. "This idea has health implications as well," said Carthew. (Science Daily)
