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...Every cell type expresses a distinct set of genes so that way you make one cell a kidney gene, one a brain cell,” Oberdoerffer added. “Every cell and every organ in your body has certain things to do, and if you mess around with that—[like if] your muscle cells express[es] a brain gene—then you can imagine that clearly your cell doesn’t function property anymore.” Over time, as cells become worn out and become permanently damaged, more proteins are called away from...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gene May Hold Anti-Aging Secret | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...them. Toward the middle of the album, the Killers get a little too experimental, creating a train of hyper-mixed tracks and nonsensical lyrics. Because each of these songs lacks a strong beat to hold on to, they have the counterintuitive effect of bleeding together into one incoherent, continuous mess. Unlike with the Killer’s previous album, “Sam’s Town,” Flowers did not make the mistake of calling “Day & Age” “one of the best albums of the past 20 years...

Author: By Tiffany Chi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Killers | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...what about that $750 billion we already gave Hank Paulson, the Treasury Secretary, to clean up this mess? Oh yeah, that. Well, that wasn't a stimulus. It was a bailout. Big difference. The purpose of the bailout was to save the financial system from collapse. (And anyway, it hasn't worked.) The purpose of a stimulus is to get the entire economy moving again. Put money in people's pockets and let them spend it. Or, even better, let's spend it together on national projects like fixing the highway system. Bring on the earmarks! Hey, Sarah--where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stimulus Nation: Pump It Up | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

...which publishes TIME, makes frequent use of direct mail.) "Mail works," says Don McKenzie, CEO of Direct Group, a direct-marketing company. "It's one of the best advertising methods out there." Which means that free-market solutions are likely to remain your best ally in combatting mailbox mess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: De-Cluttering Your Mailbox | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

...Most political experts expect the Minnesota election to be decided in the courts or even in the state senate. In short, it's a mess. But it's not that unusual. A look back at some similarly close - and even closer - races provides some lessons on where things might go in the Minnesota contest, the only remaining undecided 2008 Senate race. (Republican Saxby Chambliss thumped Democratic challenger Jim Martin in a Dec. 2 runoff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recounts | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

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