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Girls' track and field championships results Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - May 3, 2008 800: Ann Centner, Oconee County, 2:17; Jade Sims, Henry County, 2:18; Shamel Stidwell, Therrell, 2:19. 200: Brittany Long, Therrell, 24.0; ... School awards Daily Triplicate, CA - May 3, 2008 ... Baylie Arellano, Dylan Balch, Shykeria Banks, Michael Barela, Bailie Beers, Ashley Bernal, Jeremy Bernal, Chase Blackburn, Billy Boyd, Joshua Bradley, ... Honor Rolls BlueRidgeNow.com, NC - Apr 28, 2008 Fourth grade: Jade Baldwin, Maria Barco, Hunter Bishop, Alyssa Connor, Michael Crotts, Spencer Dudas, Jade Dunbar, Ashelie Garber, Christopher Garrett, ... Honor roll: MACARTHUR MIDDLE SCHOOL Annapolis Capital, MD - Apr 25, 2008 ... Aubrey Harris, Christopher Harris, Lexie Harrison, Marquel Hayes, Christopher Hildreth, Tyler Hill-Whatley, Jade Hinkley, Kiara Hodges, Darrius Holland, ... Dallas Morning News Final cost of American Airlines' lost flights still up in the air Dallas Morning News, TX - Apr 13, 2008 RIC FRANCIS/The Associated Press American's cancellations left Australians (from left) Jade Every, Sharon Every, Brianna Corbett and Lisa Every stuck at Los ... Jesse Corona, 35 Rochelle News Leader, IL - Apr 24, 2008 ... daughter Jenevieve Corona, son Jade Corona, and son Joeb Corona, of Marion, Kan; uncles Stoney, Steven, Stanley, and Boyd Bennett; aunts Linda, Clara, ... Wauneta Breeze Birth Archive Wauneta Breeze, NE - May 1, 2008 Welcoming him home is big sister, Maycee Jade, age 3. Grandparents are Rod and Joy Wheeler of Wauneta and Mark and Margaret Lee of Madrid. ... San Diego Union Tribune The ?green fairy? tale San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Apr 23, 2008 Its premium counterpart, Jade, distilled by Breaux personally and awaiting US approval, has a lighter, bouncier flavor. ($66.99 for 750 milliliters. ... Honor Roll: Muncie Central Muncie Star Press, IN - Apr 29, 2008 Ninth Grade: Taylor Aynes, Zoe Bilello, Jayla Boyd, Joshua Burton, Casey Byrnes, Jordan Clohessy, Edward Costello, Rachel Crawley, Jamie Davis, John Dowdle, ... Cowgirl Softball Sweeps Huskers with 8-2 Victory Oklahoma State Athletics,  United States - Apr 20, 2008 Both marks tie Jade Lindly for third in the school record books. The Cowgirls added two runs in the third on four hits, including Kaye's second hit of the ...

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Zebrafish: It's not your parents' lab rat

Zebrafish research provides answers about neurological development

HOUSTON, July 30, 2007 – Zebrafish cost about a dollar at the pet store. They grow from eggs to hunting their own food in three days. Adults can lay up to 500 eggs at once… and you have more in common with them than you think.

"For all their differences, humans and zebrafish aren't that dissimilar," said Rice University zebrafish expert Mary Ellen Lane. "For every zebrafish gene we isolate, there is a related gene in humans."

In her most recent work, Lane, graduate students Catherine McCollum and Shivas Amin, and undergraduate Philip Pauerstein zeroed in on a gene called LMO4 that's known to play roles in both cell reproduction and in breast cancer. Using the tools of biotechnology, the team studied zebrafish that couldn't transcribe the LMO4 gene, and they observed marked enlargement in both the forebrain and optical portions of the embryos. When they overexpressed the LMO4 gene, making more protein than normal, those same areas shrank. The study will appear later this year in the journal Developmental Biology.