Researchers have now unraveled how yeast generates its transcripts and have come a step closer to understanding their function. The study redefines the concept of promoters (the start sites of… Rewrite The Textbooks: Transcription Is Bidirectional
President Obama’s plans to expeditiously determine the fates of about 245 terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and quickly close the military prison there were set back last week when… Guantanamo Case Files in Disarray – washingtonpost.com
“An ‘apoplectic’ Kennedy family is seething over the rough treatment that heiress apparent Caroline got from Gov. Paterson’s office and is spoiling for revenge,” the New York Post reports. Said… Kennedy Family “Furious” with Paterson
Shared by V Lame. I landed at SFO and, rolling into the Rent-a-car center after the usual stupidity, saw this big green sign: “Rent a hybrid and get $15 off!” Since Avis more often than not… Not Easy Being Green
Shared by V Clearly, these interrogators don’t know that beating the crap out of prisoners makes you a MAN. Interrogators are lauding President Obama for signing an executive order that… Obama Says No to Torture; Interrogators Say Yes to Obama
The longstanding two-state solution for the Levant will leave neither Israelis nor Palestinians happy, and they would be better off forming a sole nation. Op-Ed Contributor – The One-State Solution – NYTimes.com
The team found that the aluminum clusters react differently when exposed to water, depending on the sizes of the clusters and their unique geometric structures. Three of the aluminum clusters… New Way To Produce Hydrogen Discovered
People who feel socially rejected are more likely to see others’ actions as hostile and are more likely to behave in hurtful ways toward people they have never even met, according to a new study. Link Between Social Rejection And Aggressive Behavior Explained
Shared by V quantum mechanics makes my head hurt. For the first time, scientists have successfully teleported information between two separate atoms in unconnected enclosures a meter apart – a… Quantum Teleportation Between Distant Matter Qubits: First Between Atoms 1 Meter Apart
The smallest mechanical switch plus an electronic switch of a type never seen before. That’s how one young physicist sums up the results of his PhD research on electric current through atoms and… Smallest Possible Switch: Single Gold Atom Forms The Contact