Peptide link idea challenges RNA origin of life theory
New York AP story reports researchers at Scripps La Jolla and UC San Diego show a short chain peptide can catalyze self replication in a test tube, offering a distinct path from RNA DNA models. M Reza Ghadiri and colleagues publish in Nature noting peptides may help form copies of themselves, contrasting enzyme-driven helix replication.
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New York
M. Reza Ghadiri
Scripps Research Institute
la Jolla
Calif
Stuart Kauffman
Fe Institute
New Mexico
Abortion crosses lines across religions and classes
A study in Family Planning Perspectives shows abortion rates span all religious groups and socioeconomic levels. Researchers Henshaw and Kost report single women ages 18 to 24, Hispanics, African Americans, and those earning under 15 000 annually are about twice as likely to have abortions, with higher likelihood among those outside marriage or unaffiliated with a church.
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Stanley Henshaw
Kathryn Kost
Vicki Saporta
National Abortion Federation
United States
Victim Senator Sees Killer of Parents Face Execution
Oklahoma State Senator Brooks Douglass, once a teen survivor of the Hatch and Ake murders, wrote laws to aid crime victims and ensure victims have a role in justice. He recalls the night his family was killed and says his drive grew from those events. Ake faces execution, while Douglass pursues victims rights through legislation.
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Oklahoma State
Brooks Douglass
Okarche
Okla
Douglass
Oklahoma City
Steven Keith
Senate
Oklahoma
Hatch
Glen Burton Ake
Leslie
Ra Ie
Abe
Ake
Frida Pendens
Marrow transplants offer cure for severe sickle cell anemia
Bone marrow transplants cured sickle cell anemia in a study of 22 children, with 16 cures, 2 deaths, and 4 failures. The treatment risks graft versus host disease and death, but shows promise for the most severe cases despite donor limits and relapse concerns.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
United States
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