Over-expressing a protein involved in the uptake of fat in muscle of mice can improve their tolerance to cold temperatures, researchers find in a new study that showcases the over-looked role muscle may play in the cold response.
When temperatures drop, mammals respond by generating heat (thermogenesis), through mechanisms like shivering and breaking down ‘brown [...]
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Transgenic Mice Don’t Mind Cold Weather
Posted in American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bethesda, Lipoprotein Lipase, Md., Protein can improve tolerance to cold, thermogenesis on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MIXED MESSENGER
Posted in Bicultural, Biracial, CDC, NAACP on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By PEGGY ORENSTEIN
(NYT) – A few weeks ago, while stuck at the Chicago airport with my 4-year-old daughter, I struck up a conversation with a woman sitting in the gate area. After a time, she looked at my girl — who resembles my Japanese-American husband — commented on her height and asked, “Do [...]
WHOREABLE BEHAVIOR
Posted in Disaster for Hillary on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is a disaster for Hillary Clinton.
According to the wiretaps, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was delighted to be getting the prostitute “Kristen” again. At least he knew her name. It took Monica Lewinsky’s boyfriend six sexual encounters to remember her name (raising his lifetime average to 8.2).
You know that queasy feeling you get thinking [...]
Clinton’s Experience Is A Debate
Posted in Just another Clinton liar on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(WP) – On March 22, 1999, Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at the Itihadiya Palace in Egypt for what her schedule said was a “courtesy call with President Mubarak.” Aides blocked out 9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Then she embarked on visits to a mosque, museum, clinic, bazaar, youth center, groundwater project, university and the Temple [...]
HILLARY: SWIFTBOATED!
Posted in Hillary's Lies on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hillary is being “swiftboated”!
She claimed that she came under sniper fire when she visited in Bosnia in 1996, but was contradicted by videotape showing her sauntering off the plane and stopping on the tarmac to listen to a little girl read her a poem.
Similarly, John Kerry’s claim to heroism in Vietnam was contradicted by 264 [...]
Clinton’s New Challenge To Obama: Let The People Vote!
Posted in Florida, Hillary, Michigan, Obama on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(TFB) – “Match those words with actions,” is Hillary Clinton’s challenge late today to Barack Obama. She is pressing him to say yes to new primaries in Michigan and Florida.
“Senator Obama speaks passionately on the campaign trail about empowering the American people. Today I am asking him to match those words with actions.”
Michigan and [...]
Hillary’s no heavy hitter
Posted in Hillary lies about her accomplishements and Bill lies w on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now that Hillary Clinton’s schedule as first lady has been released, her near-total lack of serious involvement in the real inner workings of the government is bluntly apparent.
There are few, if any, meetings with Cabinet members, congressional leaders, the National Security Council, the National Economic Council, leaders of the Irish peace process, player s in [...]
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