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Endostain, a protein derived from the common body protein collagen, prevents the growth of small capillaries that nourish cell growth .If fights cancer by cutting off the blood supply to tumors, stopping growth of new cancerous cells. The same technique of cutting of the capillary blood supply has now been shown to reduce the accumulation of palques, fatty tissue like cholesteerol which builds up and blocks blood flow in the arteries and leads to heart disease...

Author: By Melissa K. Crocker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Researchers Discover Heart Drug Prevents Blood Vessel Buildup | 4/8/1999 | See Source »

Roden added that she plans do a thesis on her research and continue her research of protein structure in graduate school...

Author: By Kiratiana E. Freelon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scientists Win Goldwater Awards | 4/8/1999 | See Source »

...PROTEIN POWER Scientists have isolated a protein called lysozyme in the urine of pregnant women that seems to be a powerful anti-AIDS agent. Though the research is still preliminary, it may explain why HIV is rarely transmitted through saliva and tears--where lysozyme is also abundant. The finding may eventually lead to new, natural therapies against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Mar. 29, 1999 | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...world's best chemist. Ten years later his peers agreed. By then, The Nature of the Chemical Bond (1939) was already on its way to becoming the most influential chemistry book of the century. His biggest biological success came from his 1951 proposal of the alpha-helical fold for protein molecules, which everybody else thought were too large and complex to study. His findings were quickly verified, and Linus' confidence was never higher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watson on Pauling | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...second one, on going shopping, which was at times reminiscent of an elementary school nutrition class.) The course answers all the questions you never bothered to ask, and then some. How long will those chicken breasts last in the fridge? Use the four-day rule for all protein-based foods. What's the best way to peel ginger? With a spoon. Don't know the difference between bass, cod, salmon and mahi-mahi? You'll cook them...

Author: By Andrew S. Chang, | Title: My Favorite Class at Harvard | 3/24/1999 | See Source »

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