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Red Blood Cell Nuclei Insight Reported
U.S. researchers have completed the first mechanistic study of how a red blood cell loses its nucleus, shedding light on mammalian evolution. Unlike the rest of the human body's cells, red blood cells lack nuclei and scientists have struggled to understand the mechanism by which maturing red blood cells eject their nuclei. Now, researchers led by Harvey Lodish at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have modeled the complete process in vitro in mice. .
Chiefs fan in Bronco country
I can't imagine he was so busy out of the playoffs that he couldn't take a second to sign it. He may have used it as rolling paper. Who knows. But the point is, respect was lost and he is officially mentioned in the Bat Guano entry. Good luck Travis. Next up...............................The New England Patriots. I hate to mention the team as a whole, so let me be more specific. Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and Randy Moss. Let me start by saying that I was born in Salem Massachusettes. I was a Patriots fan as a child and I have always supported them right behind the Chiefs now that I am an adult. But I must say regrettably, it will be hard for me to do that from now on. Let's start: Tom Brady - Before the SuperBowl started Eli Manning approached Tom Brady to shake his hand and wish him luck.
Three weeks until it begins anew
It's only January, but two early frontrunners for my top 10 CDs of 2008 were releases this week from two Georgia-based bands: The Whigs' Mission Control and the Drive-By Truckers' Brighter Than Creation's Dark. Also, Atlanta band The Selmanaires have just released another excellent CD, Throw in local bands the Black Lips, Manchester Orchestra and Dead Confederate, and it's a really great time for rock in the Atlanta area. — In sports we demand excellence, rings, etc. Many among us become peeved at anything short of a title or the No. 1 position. And yet in so much of our pop culture, so many Americans are happy to accept, again and again, vapid mediocrity (or worse) and pure hype. Two words: American Idol. — And one more entry in my I-just-don't-get-these-times file: In this week's issue of Sports Illustrated, in the Pop Culture Grid on page 27, one of four athletes surveyed is Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson.
Tim Goodman
The Writers Guild of America may find out very soon that even if its members "won," they also lost. And even viewers who have managed to get through the writers strike with a minimum of entertainment interruptus will likely feel the fallout as well. Why? Because change is coming. And for the next year, it probably won't be good for writers or viewers. Even with Writers Guild of America members starting to return to work today the landscape for both this season and next is irrevocably altered. Sources within the industry say there's no rule book on how networks will get back to business - nothing that can be predicted accurately because studios and networks will make decisions independent of each other and strategies for series will vary. But here's what's likely: -- Several writers will probably get pink slips.
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