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"To be specific, nitration happens on the 198th and 250th tyrosine amino acid on HGF. So, using rat cell cultures, we developed and screened a series of antibodies that would specifically bind to these areas and block nitration," continues Tatsumi.

There may even be specific criticism about appointing a coach from Germany, traditionally regarded as one of England’s biggest football rivals.

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Roberts said Hudson was unavailable Monday — “he just had some things,” Roberts said — but declined to be specific.

Whether or not “Lock him up!” was entirely spontaneous, it felt entirely genuine: To be specific, it felt like a genuine desire for payback, a longing for revenge for the many large and small injuries inflicted on liberal vanity, the liberal conscience and cherished liberal certainties by the Trump movement over the last eight or nine years….

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Whether or not “Lock him up!” was entirely spontaneous, it felt entirely genuine: To be specific, it felt like a genuine desire for payback, a longing for revenge for the many large and small injuries inflicted on liberal vanity, the liberal conscience and cherished liberal certainties by the Trump movement over the last eight or nine years.

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