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We previously reported that enhanced liver apoptosis in response to the antihepatocarcinogen rotenone was preceded and accompanied by a marked increase in the hepatic levels of c-myc mRNA [ 10 ] , a proto-oncogene that plays a dual role in cell proliferation and apoptosis [ 24 ] . Since in our study [ 10 ] rotenone inhibited hepatocellular proliferation while enhancing apoptosis, we concluded that the increase in c-myc mRNA expression acted as a pro-apoptotic signal in the liver.
Interesting details: Capote met Kansas cops wearing nothing but a lacy pink negligee; Capote identified with murderer Perry Smith; female writer Harper Lee ( To Kill a Mockingbird ) acted as Capote's bodyguard during his Kansas visits.
Perhaps now that the Clintons have managed to get the tables turned by using the very press that acted like piranhas in getting the story and displaying it on our TV screens for months and even hours, Starr should exercise some of the Bill Clinton "dumb" defense and reply to the questions proposed by Brill with the wisdom of "It depends on how you define 'leak' "?
Where once the Fed kept its deliberations secret and acted as sphinxlike as possible about its intentions, it now tries to indicate what it's concerned about and the direction in which it's leaning.
1. McCain is asked whether he acted improperly by asking the Federal Communications Commission to expedite its review of a transaction by one of McCain's campaign donors.