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The NYT reports that mudslides were a big killer, quoting a Nicaraguan rescue worker saying he could do nothing for the people buried in the debris he could hear begging for help.
Many of these men were thrown off their feet by the collapse of the South Tower; they then attempted to regroup in the darkness of the debris cloud and evacuate civilians and themselves, not knowing that the South Tower had collapsed.
To prepare cell envelopes, cells were suspended in 0.01 M HEPES, pH 7.4 and sonicated on ice by using a Branson Sonifier (small tip, setting 7) [ 44 ] . The suspension was centrifuged at 12,000 x g for 2 minutes at 4°C to remove unbroken cells and debris.
Approximately 200-300 μl supernatant was removed, taking care to avoid a top layer of oil and debris.
The cell lysates were spun at 8000 × g for 5 minutes to remove nuclei, cell debris, and bacteria (for growing cell samples).