https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/06/28/science-news-2/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/06/28/science-news-2/#comment-10492 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:36:51 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/06/28/science-news-2/#comment-10492 Suicide was high among Doctors back when I was a student (don’t ask how long, but a very long time ago). One probable reason for high suicide rates among health professionals is that they have easy access to drugs and understand dosage. (Throwing yourself in front of train is takes a lot more work than downing a pill, so you may be more likely to think twice)This is easily testable. See how health pofessionals commit suicide compared with other groups. If there is no difference in the kind of method I am wrong.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/06/28/science-news-2/#comment-10491 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:17:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/06/28/science-news-2/#comment-10491 The story about mitochondrial import of tRNA spurs many interesting thoughts. Mitochondria have subtle variations in their genetic code, compared to the nuclear genome. Mitochondria are thought to have arisen through endosymbiosis. Many mitochondrial proteins are encoded in the nucleus, and imported to the mitochondria. Horizontal gene transfer only makes sense to the degree that the sharer and sharee have the same genetic code.

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