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James Surowiecki writes in "You Name It": "One can only speculate how executives of a company called Combined Insurance explained to themselves their decision to adopt the name Aon."
Sultan and colleagues speculate that the drying effects of the wind on the mucous membranes could increase the chances of the organism getting established in the human host.
The particular HSPGs that mediate ERK1/2 activation in Jurkat T cells have not been identified, however, the authors speculate that syndecans may participate in the adhesion and signaling in that system [ 38 ] . This may also be the case in our system, as described below.
I'm sure there's an academic study on this question somewhere, but in lieu of actually finding it, let's speculate based on a single sample: the performance today of stock markets based in New York City.
One may speculate that RPE cells use this build-in mechanism to defend the oxidative stress that they are constantly exposed to.