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For example, RAG1 has been reported to interact with the tandem HMG-boxes of HMGB1 or HMGB2 [ 6 ] . Where it has been studied, HMG-boxes have been shown to be structurally related, forming three α-helices in a characteristic L-shaped structure [ 3 7 ] . The distortion of DNA by the HMG-box is primarily mediated through contacts with the minor groove of the DNA helix, potentially allowing simultaneous binding of other transcriptional regulators to the DNA [ 8 9 ] . The HMG-box family has often been subdivided based on DNA binding properties.
Much of Backlash is dedicated to demolishing both the Bloom-Craig research itself and Newsweek's further distortion of it-most famously, Newsweek's preposterous claim that a single gal was more likely to be killed by a terrorist than to find a mate.
Given the large number of comparisons, many instances of segregation distortion may be type-I statistical errors.
Let me state at the outset that I am not one to deny a master such as Stanley Kubrick all the logical wiggle room he needs (never once have I complained about the majestic incomprehensibility of 2001: A Space Odyssey ), and I am perfectly aware that there is a case to be made that Eyes Wide Shut is a masterpiece of dreamy and purposeful distortion.
As we grew older we came to realize that cockamamie was merely a child's distortion of decalcomania . Later, cockamamie came to mean `cheap, sleazy, gaudy, trashy, junky'--but never “mixed-up, ridiculous.”