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...Whenever something like this happens, it makes all libraries step back and take a look at how they protect their collections,” Brainard said. “There’s a fine line between allowing access to collections and protecting them...
...years past, golfers, sailors, and other sportsmen found it expedient to sport collared shirts. Constantly exposed to rain and sun, the owners of these collars sometimes “popped” them for protection. Unbeknownst to many today, the popped collar originated with Rene Lacoste, who, in 1929, wore his newly-invented short-sleeve polo shirt with the collar popped to protect against the sun while playing tennis. With the rise of the unfriendly-to-popping, indoor leisure style of Ralph Lauren in the 1960s, collar poppers had their first natural enemies...
...Sir2 family—plays a major role in regulating lifespan. Sinclair said that one of the genes in the family appears to control functions such as fat metabolism and cell survival, while another controls body temperature and the efficiency with which an organism uses energy, and yet others protect against diabetes...
Sinclair said that he and his fellow researchers are in the process of establishing the individual purpose of each gene in order to determine which ones can be used for medicines. They are currently using one of the genes in the Sir2 family to protect mice from brain disorders analogous to Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and Huntington’s Disease, he said...
Sinclair said the power of the Sir2 family of genes could someday be harnessed to “stimulate the body to work harder and protect itself,” leading to a “whole new class of medicine that can treat many of the world’s diseases” including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and even aging itself...