Keeping the Kell away from immunity

Keeping the Kell away from immunity.

Keeping RNA away from DNA

JCB • VOLUME 170 • NUMBER 6 • 2005 862 Keeping RNA away from DNA ewly transcribed RNA represents a threat to genomic stability, say Xialu Li and James Manley (Columbia University, New York, NY). They find that, in metazoan cells, the threat is neutralized by a splicing factor that coats RNA as it it emerges from RNA polymerase. The danger arises because nascent RNA can anneal to the template DN...

Why are students keeping away from wards?

SNPing away at innate immunity.

(CF) is a genetic disorder caused by mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) (1). A hallmark of the disease is a defect in chloride con-ductance, particularly in serous gland cells and respiratory epithelial cells. Depletion of the periciliary liquid layer, partly due to a defect in ciliary transport, has pleiotropic consequences with respect to local host def...

Keeping the Monkeys Away from the Typewriters: an Anthropologist's View of the Consumer Behavior Odyssey

In this essay, the Consumer Behavior Odyssey is subjected to a premature personal evaluation. The project is viewed in both its scientific and mythopoeic aspects, as a significant pilot with potentially profound long term consequences.