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The usual speculation in this area is that the presence of ammonia and silicon, rather than water and carbon, might be preconditions for life on other planets.
Academic writers have found the Thirteenth Amendment a rich source for constitutional speculation.
C/EBPα binds to and activates transcription of the gene promoter for the p21 inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) [ 37 ] . This led to speculation that p21 gene activation may contribute to cell cycle arrest by C/EBPα [ 37 ] . Similarly, suppression of mitotic growth during adipocyte differentiation was associated with C/EBPα activation of the promoters of gadd45 (growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible gene 45), gas2 and gas3 (growth arrest-associated genes 2 and 3) [ 5 6 38 39 ] . However, C/EBPα mutants defective in DNA binding still blocked proliferation [ 25 33 ] . This suggested that direct promoter activation was unnecessary, or redundant, for C/EBPα proliferation arrest [ 18 ] .
Since Gateway's company mascot is a cow , speculation has immediately arisen that its version of the online service will be called America MOOnline."
boffo The only speculation about its etymology cited is Merriam-Webster's 12,000 Words: “from boffola, a `belly-laugh,' which in turn comes from boff, a `belly-laugh,' `gag,' `hit,' perhaps based on `box office.