Word: effecting
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...results were striking: While putting insulin receptors back in muscle and intestinal cells had only a small effect on longevity, replacing the receptors in the nervous system restored the worms' normal life span...
Ruvkun believes that the interaction between insulin and "free radicals" may explain its powerful effect on aging. Too many of these dangerous by-products of cellular metabolism can be lethal for an animal, but insulin can cause cells to stop producing enzymes which scavenge free radicals. If this process is turned off, he speculates, animals may live longer because they continue to eliminate free radicals...
...music "news" last week: apparently Mel C a.k.a. Sporty Spice (left) has a problem-she can't stop farting. To quote her, "I have a problem with farting, full stop. I'm always farting. Everybody's gotta know I'm a right farty-pants." Guess that's a side effect of those Spices...
...ruling only affects "state-related" colleges and universities in Pennsylvania. As such, it will have no effect on Harvard graduate students: Only the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has the power to grant union rights to students at private universities...
...added funds could have a tangible effect on quality of life issues for students. At the College, the money should be focused on building a student center and more housing to combat the lack of social options and overcrowding in houses that has become problematic. In the graduate schools, money should also be spent to improve student life: housing in the law school, for example, is in need of serious reform...