Amoeba Biology Reveals Potential Treatment Target for Lung Disease
Illustration of cilia and surface hydration among normal airway cells and those affected by cigarette smoke.
Newswise In a series of experiments that began with amoebas single-celled organisms that extend podlike appendages to move around Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have identified a genetic pathway that could be activated to help sweep out mucus from the lungs of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a widespread lung ailment.
“Physician-scientists and fundamental biologists worked together to understand a problem at the root of a major human illness, and the problem, as often happens, relates to the core biology of cells,” says Doug Robinson, Ph.D., professor of cell biology, pharmacology and molecular sciences, medicine (pulmonary division), oncology, and chemical and biomedical engineering at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Happy Birthday Alex Gonzalez and Pete Walker
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We’ve had two shortstops named Alex Gonzalez; this is the first.
This Alex was a member of the
Blue Jays from 1994 to 2001.
The Jays drafted Gonzalez in the 14th round of the 1991 amateur draft. He had the best career of any player taken in that round of that draft. He rose quickly thru the Jays minor league system and started the 1994 season as the Jay’s starting SS at the age of 21, but after 15 games, he had a .151 batting average, and the Jays gave the job to
Dick Schofield. It would have been good if the team had a bit more patience with him; Schofield was nearing the end of an ok career, but, by then, he wasn’t a guy you’d want to play short for you.