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November 11, 2011
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UNM journal aids grad students in publishing by Jessica Hitch jehitch@unm.edu
UNM students founded an online journal that they said they hope will connect graduate students across the nation. Graduate students Lindsay Ives and Leah Sneider launched a peer-reviewed journal, called In Progress this semester. It is the only journal in the country dedicated solely to graduate students, Sneider said. “(Ives) and I often chatted about some of the challenges we faced as graduate students,” she said. “We mentioned that a graduate student journal focused on these discussions would help supplement our coursework and better prepare us for those challenges, and since we couldn’t find such a journal, we decided to create one on our own.” Through the journal’s website, Ives said she hopes to create a national
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interdisciplinary community for graduate students. “We hope that In Progress will eventually gain a readership broad enough and influential enough to impact the way graduate programs are run and the way people think about graduate study,” she said. Ives said the journal provides graduate students with opportunities to get published. “Because this is a brand new journal,
see Journal PAGE 2 Submissions for the next issue are due Feb. 17, 2012, and guidelines are available on the journal’s website. The publication’s next issue is slated for April 2012.
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Laurisa Galvan / Daily Lobo Junior guard Jamal Fenton dribbles the ball on a fast break during a game against Davenport last week at the Pit. The Lobos play New Orleans tonight in the season opener. See page 6 for special basketball coverage.
Platypus genes’ could treat human diseases Athlete pleaded guilty in DWI case by Luke Holmen
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Researchers at UNM found new genes in certain marsupial mammals such as, a duck billed platypuses. The researchers said the new genes may lead to new treatments and diagnostic tools for human diseases. The T-cell is a type of white blood cell that protects humans from invading pathogens using its receptors. Scientists thought only two kinds of T-cell receptors existed until UNM researchers found a new receptor while studying the immune systems of certain marsupial mammals, biology professor Robert Miller said. “We can find genes in there that are missing from us that suggest there is a whole set of new T-cells,” he said. “T-cells perform a variety of functions, some are killer cells, helper cells, some are found in circulation and the skin; there are many subtypes.” A report on the discovery was published this month in the Journal of Immunology. In their ongoing research, scientists seek to discover why humans don’t have the T-cell receptors found in marsupial mammals. “Is there another cell doing the same job in us, so we don’t need them?” Miller said. “We won’t be able to figure that out until we know what these cells do in these other animals.” Miller said researchers have discovered antibodies in other animals, such as camels, that have proven useful in treating human illnesses. “In terms of practical applications, it could be a wide variety of things,” he said. “We think these T-cells recognize threats in a very different way than ours do. We can use them from a diagnostic or therapeutic standpoint. There is the potential for developing treatments from them.”
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Courtesy of National Geographic UNM researchers discovered a new T-cell receptor in marsupial mammals such as the platypus. Researchers are working to discover why humans don’t have these receptors, which could prove useful in fighting diseases.
Platitudes on the Platypus •The platypus is best described as a hodgepodge of more familiar species: the duck (bill and webbed feet), beaver (tail), and otter (body and fur). •Male platypuses are venomous. They have sharp stingers on the heels of their rear feet.
•Platypuses are carnivorous bottom feeders. They scoop up insects, larvae, shellfish and worms in their bill along with bits of gravel and mud. Platypuses do not have teeth, so the bits of gravel help them to chew their meal.
•The platypus is one of only two mammals (the echidna is the other) that lay eggs. •The platypus is unique to Australia. •All information is from nationalgeographic.com
UNM men’s basketball team player Chad Adams pleaded guilty to DWI first offense on Wednesday. Adams was arrested for DWI, careless driving and driving on a suspended license May 1. His other charges were dismissed after he pleaded guilty. Adams’ attorney Ben Ortega said Adams could have beaten the charges, but Adams wanted to set a good example by pleading guilty. “Mr. Adams decided to plead guilty against my advice,” Ortega told the Albuquerque Journal. “I could have gotten him acquitted of these charges … A person has a right to be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. That’s their constitutional right … However, a person also has a right to take a guilty plea if their personal choices and their personal
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