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• College prof charged with child porn - Quad Cities Onlines
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College prof charged with child porn - Quad Cities Onlines Posted: 20 Nov 2009 07:13 AM PST	CHICAGO (AP) — Federal agents have arrested a college biology professor on charges of using his computer to send images of child pornography. The agents charged 41-year-old Kevin Fuller after searching the computer in his Oak Park home and finding images of children engaged in sexual activity. The biology professor at Columbia College in Chicago is being held in federal custody pending a bond hearing Monday. Transporting child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of 20 years. The maximum fine is $250,000. A voicemail message was left for defense attorney MiAngel Cody.
Pats on the Back - Emporia gazette.com Posted: 20 Nov 2009 06:44 AM PST E-mail story to a friend Comments on this story iPod friendly version EDITOR'S NOTE: Each Friday, The Gazette salutes those who make Emporia and the surrounding area a better place to live and work. The following folks deserve a pat on the back ... ALAN BUTLER, WHO received the Harold Durst Graduate Research Award from Emporia State University. Butler is working on his master's degree in biology with a concentration in environmental biology. • Traci Meyer's Village Elementary third grade class, which was awarded $1,000 from Walmart for collecting more than 5,200 plastic bags for recycling during the 2009 Earth Day Challenge. • Emporia Middle School, which receive a Challenge Award from the Confidence in Kansas Education Task Force. The school received the award as a result of student performance on the eight-grade reading assessment last spring. • Emporia High Football, which had a great season. They made it to the semifinals of the State tournament. • Emporia State baseball players, who recently volunteered to work on the Habitat for Humanity house. • Neosho Rapids Elementary School in the Southern Lyon County school district, which received a 2009 Challenge Award from the Kansas Public Education Task Force. Challenge Awards recognize Kansas Schools that are making a significant difference in student achievement despite facing significant challenges in school population. Chris Walker Editor & Publisher This content has passed through fivefilters.org.
Just like old times: Generating RNA molecules in water - EurekAlert Posted: 20 Nov 2009 08:10 AM PST Public release date: 20-Nov-2009 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Nick Zagorski nzagorski@asbmb.org 301-634-7366 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Appearing in the Nov. 27, 2009, issue (Vol. 284, No. 48) of JBC A key question in the origin of biological molecules like RNA and DNA is how they first came together billions of years ago from simple precursors. Now, in a study appearing in this week's JBC, researchers in Italy have reconstructed one of the earliest evolutionary steps yet: generating long chains of RNA from individual subunits using nothing but warm water. Many researchers believe that RNA was one of the first biological molecules present, before DNA and proteins; however, there has been little success in recreating the formation on RNA from simple "prebiotic" molecules that likely were present on primordial earth billions of years ago. Now, Ernesto Di Mauro and colleagues found that ancient molecules called cyclic nucleotides can merge together in water and form polymers over 100 nucleotides long in water ranging from 40-90 C similar to water temperatures on ancient Earth. Cyclic nucleotides like cyclic-AMP are very similar to the nucleotides that make up individual pieces of DNA or RNA (A, T, G and C), except that they form an extra chemical bond and assume a ring-shaped structure. That extra bond makes cyclic nucleotides more reactive, though, and thus they were able to join together into long chains at a decent rate (about 200 hours to reach 100 nucleotides long). This finding is exciting as cyclic nucleotides themselves can be easily formed from simple chemicals like formamide, thus making them plausible prebiotic compounds present during primordial times. Thus, this study may be revealing how the first bits of genetic information were created. From the JBC article: Generation of Long RNA Chains in Water" by Giovanna Costanzo, Samanta Pino, Fabiana Ciciriello and Ernesto Di Mauro Article link: http://www.jbc.org/content/early/2009/10/02/jbc.M109.041905 Corresponding Authors: Ernesto Di Mauro, Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Tel: +39.06.49912880, E-mail: Ernesto.dimauro@uniroma1.it The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization with over 11,900 members in the United States and internationally. Most members teach and conduct research at colleges and universities. Others conduct research in various government laboratories, nonprofit research institutions and industry. The Society's student members attend undergraduate or graduate institutions. Founded in 1906, the Society is based in Bethesda, Maryland, on the campus of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. The Society's purpose is to advance the science of biochemistry and molecular biology through publication of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the Journal of Lipid Research, and Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, organization of scientific meetings, advocacy for funding of basic research and education, support of science education at all levels, and promoting the diversity of individuals entering the scientific work force. For more information about ASBMB, see the Society's Web site at www.asbmb.org. [ | E-mail | Share ]   This content has passed through fivefilters.org.
Illinois college professor charged with child porn - News-Democrat Posted: 20 Nov 2009 05:33 AM PST CHICAGO -- Federal agents have arrested a college biology professor on charges of using his computer to send images of child pornography. The agents charged 41-year-old Kevin Fuller after searching the computer in his Oak Park home and finding images of children engaged in sexual activity. The biology professor at Columbia College in Chicago is being held in federal custody pending a bond hearing Monday. Transporting child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of 20 years. The maximum fine is $250,000. A voicemail message was left for defense attorney MiAngel Cody. Commenting allows our readers to share information, insights and observations about the news stories on our site. We encourage lively, thoughtful discussion, but ask you to refrain from abusive, racist or profane comments. Do not attack other posters for their viewpoints, race, gender or sexual orientation. We do not monitor each and every posting, but reserve the right to delete comments that violate these rules. Notify us of violations by hitting the "Report Abuse" button. Repeat or flagrant offenders will lose their commenting privileges, at our discretion.      Showing: Oldest firstNewest firstMost-recommended firstLeast-recommended first @Nyx.CommentBody@ This content has passed through fivefilters.org.
Rare pancreatic cancer patients may live longer when treated with ... - Genetic Engineering News Posted: 20 Nov 2009 06:37 AM PST Email Print Share More News Nov 20 2009, 9:40 AM EST Rare pancreatic cancer patients may live longer when treated with radiation therapy EUREKALERT Contact: Beth Bukata bethb@astro.org 703-839-7332 American Society for Radiation Oncology Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to a largest of its kind study in the November 15 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). PNT is a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that can stay confined to the liver and often cause death from liver damage. Since it is usually unable to be removed by surgery, external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is an attractive option for managing the disease, but the role of EBRT is largely unknown because of the low incidence of this tumor type and, as a result, very few related studies. Researchers at the departments of radiation oncology and internal medicine, division of hematology/oncology and comprehensive cancer center biostatistics unit at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., sought to determine if PNTs are not as resistant to radiation therapy as was previously thought. Records from 36 patients with PNTs who were treated between 1986 and 2006 with radiation therapy to 49 sites were reviewed and it was found that in 39 percent of patients the tumor shrunk to less than half its pretreatment size after being treated with EBRT. Also, radiation therapy treatments achieved high rates of local control and 90 percent of patients experienced palliation of symptoms such as pain, nausea, vomiting or obstructive jaundice. Theodore S. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., FASTRO, an author on the study and chair of the University of Michigan Department of Radiation Oncology, said, "While this particular type of cancer can have potentially devastating effects on a patient, this study proves that using external beam radiation therapy may permit these patients to live longer, which is a very positive breakthrough for a disease that can have very negative outcomes." ASTRO is the largest radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 10,000 members who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. As the leading organization in radiation oncology, biology and physics, the Society is dedicated to improving patient care through education, clinical practice, advancement of science and advocacy. For more information on radiation therapy, visit www.rtanswers.org. To learn more about ASTRO, visit www.astro.org. Email Print Share More News This content has passed through fivefilters.org.

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