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From octopus blood he extracted hemocyanin, a protein that picks up copper because its molecule has a structure that a copper ion fits into neatly, like a key into a lock. But proteins are hard to handle and almost impossible to synthesize, so Bayer looked for simpler compounds that would do the same job. After many tries, he put together a black granular material that picks up copper and uranium only. When this "chelating agent" worked well in the laboratory with simulated sea water, Bayer took it to Naples, put it in a glass column and ran 100 liters...
...opening, Galamison proposed a list of dos and don'ts: "Just leave your car and walk off. You don't have to run out of gas. Simply decide you want to get some fresh air, or you could complain that your car is overheating. You could lock bumpers with a CORE car in front...
...United States would have to bear most of the costs, and would deserve most of the revenues. Provisions for military security might be hard to arrange, but would also be much less critical than they are at the Panama Canal, where a few sticks of dynamite could knock a lock out of operation for months...
...indicate. For one thing, while it is easy enough to write in a candidate's name on a paper ballot, which almost all of New Hampshire uses, it is fairly tricky to register a write-in on a voting machine. This requires turning a latch, which releases a lock, which frees a slide, which opens to permit space for the write-in. Yet in Portsmouth (pop. 27,500), the only...
...Crimson tankmen have a shot at individual titles, but a shortage of numbers due to injuries and hour exams will probably leave the squad no higher than fifth in the team standings. Yale appears to have a lock on the title with Army, Princeton, and Navy rounding out the top four...