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...different things. Proteins twist and pleat themselves as they're synthesized. These basic forms are then further folded and linked to other proteins to create the uberstructures crucial to protein chemistry. Scientists traditionally dissect the atomic details of these folds by observing how crystallized proteins scatter X rays--experiments that can take years to complete. But robots and powerful X-ray generators have lately boosted the pace of discovery. Structures that two decades ago would have taken a couple of researchers 10 years to crack can now be solved by one in a matter of weeks...
...they enjoy a meal of salmon and Italian red wine in the lunchroom of the Boston public radio station where they've taped their show for the past 23 years, none of their co-workers come within 50 decibels of the laughter emanating from Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the brothers who go by the on-air pseudonyms Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers. In fact, if you listen closely, you realize that Tom laughs slightly louder at Tom's jokes and Ray laughs a bit harder at his own. These guys would do the show without an audience...
Allston resident and former ACA President Ray Mallone, who was present at the auction, said the purchase will benefit Allston as well as Harvard...
...public, as Bush likes to remind us, is on the governor's side: While fewer Americans support the death penalty today than the last low ebb in 1981, 66 percent still approve - a figure that should inspire a certain amount of confidence in the Bush camp. The other ray of sunshine for the Bush camp? Al Gore, who also supports the death penalty, has kept his mouth shut as Bush struggles with this issue, a sure sign the vice president wants nothing to do with the debate. When Gore makes forehead-slapping declarations like "We must be careful...
...Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, entrepreneur and author. His most recent book is The Age of Spiritual Machines