Evolutionary expansion and anatomical specialization of synapse proteome complexity
Grant and colleagues used comparative proteomics and genomics to examine the evolution of the postsynaptic density and MAGUK-associated signaling complexes implicated in learning and memory. They found conservation of synaptic components amidst diverse species, but also found species-specific adaptation and increased signaling complexity in vertebrates.
The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as this weekend, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday.
In the arena that night, the whole last minute was drowned out by cheers — and then when the soaring music swelled, the confetti rained down as the harbinger of balloons and the hopeful first family took the stage, forget about it — it was a perfect end to a convention that last Monday, no one even knew if it would happen. But it did, and I'm so glad to have been there.
