Word: rareness
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...image that was made public on Valentine's Day looks like an extraterrestrial bouquet, a blossom from another galaxy. But it is a revelation from a skirmish in deepest inner space, one with huge potential promise in the war against AIDS. The twisting green "stems" are a rare antibody called b12; the red "florets" are a surface protein of the HIV virus; and the yellow area where they meet is the virus' point of vulnerability, where the b12 antibody latches on to start neutralizing the deadly entity that causes AIDS. The 3-D X-ray crystallographic image, released as part...
...While b12 is a rare antibody, occuring in only a very few individuals, what it does to this particularly vulnerable protein in the HIV virus has now been documented in great detail in the new study. The b12 antibody thus provides a key to scientists: its behavior will give them a precise roadmap on which to develop potential vaccines that would replicate b12's actions. One other advantage of b12 and its target protein (which is called HIV gp120): while the HIV virus is known to mutate over and over again, the HIV gp120 protein is stable throughout the existing...
Hall, who has visited a number of residential institutes for scholars, said she’s never attended an institute where the dean has been so intellectually engaged. Hall described Faust as one of those rare people who can steer you through the most difficult situations and catch a movie when you want to relax on the weekends. “Those don’t go together very often,” Hall says. “She moves into all these realms with this grace, humor, and wisdom,” she continues. “You?...
...Crimson was very successful in its rare special-teams opportunities in the game, converting its first two power-play chances, and killing its lone penalty with ease...
...joined in exile have helped their membership to increase. They are among the most elite of all Tibetan monks, and their liturgical traditions some of the most esoteric. The monks’ multiphonic technique, in which individuals have the ability to produce up to three notes simultaneously, is incredibly rare and thought to be a sign of extremely high spiritual advancement—a feeling which was palpable in the auditorium. As the monks adjusted their cone-shaped hats and large tassels before beginning to chant, an announcer encouraged audience members to meditate if they wished...