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http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/biochemistry/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613133341.htm In the not-too-distant future, scientists may be able to use DNA to grow their own specialized materials, thanks to the concept of directed evolution. Scientists have, for the first time, used genetic engineering and molecular evolution to develop the enzymatic synthesis of a semiconductor.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:33:33 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613133341.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613133150.htm An implantable fuel cell could power neural prosthetics that help patients regain control of limbs. Engineers have developed a fuel cell that runs on the same sugar that powers human cells: glucose. This glucose fuel cell could be used to drive highly efficient brain implants of the future, which could help paralyzed patients move their arms and legs again.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:31:31 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613133150.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613102130.htm A scientist may be onto an ocean of discovery because of his research into a little sea creature called the mantis shrimp. The research is likely to lead to making ceramics -- today's preferred material for medical implants and military body armour -- many times stronger. The mantis shrimp's can shatter aquarium glass and crab shells alike.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:21:21 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613102130.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120612145139.htm Researchers have created a computational tool to help predict how proteins fold by finding amino acid pairs that are distant in sequence but change together. Protein interactions offer clues to the treatment of disease, including cancer.Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:51:51 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120612145139.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120612101458.htm A novel porous material that has unique carbon dioxide retention properties has just been developed.Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:14:14 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120612101458.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611193636.htm A newly developed carbon nanotube material could help lower the cost of fuel cells, catalytic converters and similar energy-related technologies by delivering a substitute for expensive platinum catalysts.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:36:36 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611193636.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611105311.htm New groundbreaking research has found that exposure to nanoparticles can have a serious impact on health, linking it to rheumatoid arthritis and the development of other serious autoimmune diseases. The findings have health and safety implications for the manufacture, use and ultimate disposal of nanotechnology products and materials. They also identified new cellular targets for the development of potential drug therapies in combating the development of autoimmune diseases.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:53:53 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611105311.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611092345.htm Researchers have created a reliable and fast flu-detection test that can be carried in a first-aid kit. The novel prototype device isolates influenza RNA using a combination of magnetics and microfluidics, then amplifies and detects probes bound to the RNA. The technology could lead to real-time tracking of influenza.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:23:23 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611092345.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120610151304.htm Enabling bioengineers to design new molecular machines for nanotechnology applications is one of the possible outcomes of a new study. Scientists have developed a new approach to visualize how proteins assemble, which may also significantly aid our understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, which are caused by errors in assembly.Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:13:13 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120610151304.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606155808.htm Using ultrafast, intensely bright pulses of X-rays scientists have obtained the first ever images at room temperature of photosystem II, a protein complex critical for photosynthesis and future artificial photosynthetic systems.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:58:58 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606155808.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132316.htm A new voyage into "chemical space" ? occupied not by stars and planets but substances that could become useful in everyday life ? has concluded that scientists have synthesized barely one tenth of one percent of potential medicines. The report estimates that the actual number of these so-called "small molecules" could be one novemdecillion (that's one with 60 zeroes), more than some estimates of the number of stars in the universe.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:23:23 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132316.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121639.htm Halogens particularly chlorine, bromine, and iodine ? have a unique quality which allows them to positively influence the interaction between molecules. This ?halogen bonding? has been employed in the area of materials science for some time, but is only now finding applications in the life sciences.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:16:16 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121639.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102842.htm Researchers have developed a highly sensitive detector of infrared light that can be used in applications ranging from detection of chemical and biochemical weapons from a distance and better airport body scanners to chemical analysis in the laboratory and studying the structure of the universe through new telescopes.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102842.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604092858.htm A new microscope enabled scientists to film a fruit fly embryo, in 3D, from when it was about two-and-a-half hours old until it walked away from the microscope as a larva.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604092858.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120603191722.htm A new study suggests that the replication process for DNA -- the genetic instructions for living organisms that is composed of four bases (C, G, A and T) -- is more open to unnatural letters than had previously been thought. An expanded "DNA alphabet" could carry more information than natural DNA, potentially coding for a much wider range of molecules and enabling a variety of powerful applications, from precise molecular probes and nanomachines to useful new life forms.Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:17:17 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120603191722.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531165752.htm A laboratory test used to detect disease and perform biological research could be made more than 3 million times more sensitive, according to researchers who combined standard biological tools with a breakthrough in nanotechnology.Thu, 31 May 2012 16:57:57 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531165752.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145728.htm Scientists have demonstrated how the world's most powerful X-ray laser can assist in cracking the structures of biomolecules, and in the processes helped to pioneer critical new investigative avenues in biology.Thu, 31 May 2012 14:57:57 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145728.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145720.htm Biochemists have designed specialized proteins that assemble themselves to form tiny molecular cages hundreds of times smaller than a single cell. The creation of these miniature structures may be the first step toward developing new methods of drug delivery or even designing artificial vaccines.Thu, 31 May 2012 14:57:57 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145720.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145630.htm Ultrashort flashes of X-radiation allow atomic structures of macromolecules to be obtained even from tiny protein crystals.Thu, 31 May 2012 14:56:56 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145630.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531102207.htm Our ability to "read" DNA has made tremendous progress in the past few decades, but the ability to understand and alter the genetic code, that is, to "rewrite" the DNA-encoded instructions, has lagged behind. A new study advances our understanding of the genetic code: It proposes a way of effectively introducing numerous carefully planned DNA segments into genomes of living cells and of testing the effects of these changes. New technology speeds up DNA "rewriting" and measures the effects of the changes in living cells.Thu, 31 May 2012 10:22:22 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531102207.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530152203.htm Researchers have developed a method for building complex nanostructures out of interlocking DNA "building blocks" that can be programmed to assemble themselves into precisely designed shapes. With further development, the technology could one day enable the creation of new nanoscale devices that deliver drugs directly to disease sites.Wed, 30 May 2012 15:22:22 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530152203.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530104034.htm Inexpensive, portable devices that can rapidly screen cells for leukemia or HIV may soon be possible thanks to a chip that can produce three-dimensional focusing of a stream of cells, according to researchers.Wed, 30 May 2012 10:40:40 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530104034.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530100041.htm Scientists have engineered cells that behave like AND and OR Boolean logic gates, producing an output based on one or more unique inputs. This feat could eventually help researchers create computers that use cells as tiny circuits.Wed, 30 May 2012 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530100041.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120529113543.htm An integrated chemical chip has just been developed. An advantage of chemical circuits is that the charge carrier consists of chemical substances with various functions. This means that we now have new opportunities to control and regulate the signal paths of cells in the human body. The chemical chip can control the delivery of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. This enables chemical control of muscles, which are activated when they come into contact with acetylcholine.Tue, 29 May 2012 11:35:35 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120529113543.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120528154859.htm Physicists have developed a method that models biological cell-to-cell adhesion that could also have industrial applications.Mon, 28 May 2012 15:48:48 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120528154859.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120528100253.htm Scientists have created and imaged the smallest possible five-ringed structure -- about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair. Dubbed 'olympicene', the single molecule was brought to life in a picture thanks to a combination of clever synthetic chemistry and state-of-the-art imaging techniques.Mon, 28 May 2012 10:02:02 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120528100253.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120527153818.htm Multi-walled carbon nanotubes riddled with defects and impurities on the outside could replace some of the expensive platinum catalysts used in fuel cells and metal-air batteries, according to scientists.Sun, 27 May 2012 15:38:38 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120527153818.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120527153718.htm Scientists have developed an ultra-sensitive test that should enable them to detect signs of a disease in its earliest stages.Sun, 27 May 2012 15:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120527153718.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120525103614.htm Images of the cell's transport pods have revealed a molecular version of the robots from Transformers. Previously, scientists had been able to create and determine the structure of 'cages' formed by parts of the protein coats that encase other types of vesicles, but this study was the first to obtain high-resolution images of complete vesicles, budded from a membrane.Fri, 25 May 2012 10:36:36 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120525103614.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524143527.htm There's nothing like a new pair of eyeglasses to bring fine details into sharp relief. For scientists who study the large molecules of life from proteins to DNA, the equivalent of new lenses have come in the form of an advanced method for analyzing data from X-ray crystallography experiments.Thu, 24 May 2012 14:35:35 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524143527.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524123232.htm Researchers are using nanoparticles to simultaneously deliver proteins and DNA into plant cells. The technology could allow more sophisticated and targeted editing of plant genomes. And that could help researchers develop crops that adapt to changing climates and resist pests.Thu, 24 May 2012 12:32:32 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524123232.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524092932.htm Quantum physics and plant biology seem like two branches of science that could not be more different, but surprisingly they may in fact be intimately tied. Scientists have discovered an unusual quantum effect in the earliest stages of photosynthesis.Thu, 24 May 2012 09:29:29 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524092932.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120523135527.htm Quantum computers may someday revolutionize the information world. But in order for quantum computers at distant locations to communicate with one another, they have to be linked together in a network. While several building blocks for a quantum computer have already been successfully tested in the laboratory, a network requires one additonal component: A reliable interface between computers and information channels. Austrian physicists now report the construction of an efficient and tunable interface for quantum networks.Wed, 23 May 2012 13:55:55 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120523135527.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120522152655.htm Rapid DNA sequencing may soon become a routine part of each individual's medical record, providing enormous information previously sequestered in the human genome's 3 billion nucleotide bases. Recent advances in sequencing technology using a tiny orifice known as a nanopore are covered in a new a article.Tue, 22 May 2012 15:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120522152655.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521164104.htm Scientists have synthesized polymers to attach to proteins in order to stabilize them during shipping, storage and other activities. The study findings suggest that these polymers could be useful in stabilizing protein formulations.Mon, 21 May 2012 16:41:41 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521164104.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521163751.htm Scientists have devised a method for repeatedly encoding, storing and erasing digital data within the DNA of living cells. In practical terms, they have devised the genetic equivalent of a binary digit -- a "bit" in data parlance.Mon, 21 May 2012 16:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521163751.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521115654.htm Blood tests convey vital medical information, but the sight of a needle often causes anxiety and results take time. A new device however, can reveal much the same information as a traditional blood test in real-time, simply by shining a light through the skin. This portable optical instrument is able to provide high-resolution images of blood coursing through veins without the need for harsh fluorescent dyes.Mon, 21 May 2012 11:56:56 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521115654.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521103808.htm The plague, bacterial dysentery, and cholera have one thing in common: These dangerous diseases are caused by bacteria which infect their host using a sophisticated injection apparatus. Through needle-like structures, they release molecular agents into their host cell, thereby evading the immune response. Researchers have now elucidated the structure of such a needle at atomic resolution. Their findings might contribute to drug tailoring and the development of strategies which specifically prevent the infection process.Mon, 21 May 2012 10:38:38 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521103808.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518132657.htm Tiny beads may act as minimally invasive glucose sensors for a variety of applications in cell culture systems and tissue engineering.Fri, 18 May 2012 13:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518132657.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518081147.htm Using newly developed imaging technology, chemists have confirmed years of theoretical assumptions about water molecules, the most abundant and one of the most frequently studied substances on Earth.Fri, 18 May 2012 08:11:11 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518081147.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517193141.htm Researchers have come closer to solving an old challenge of producing graphene quantum dots of controlled shape and size at large densities, which could revolutionize electronics and optoelectronics.Thu, 17 May 2012 19:31:31 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517193141.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517143506.htm Scientists have discovered how adding trace amounts of water can tremendously speed up chemical reactions -? such as hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis ?- in which hydrogen is one of the reactants, or starting materials.Thu, 17 May 2012 14:35:35 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517143506.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120514104848.htm Three proteins have been found to be involved in the accumulation of fatty acids in plants. The discovery could help plant scientists boost seed oil production in crops. And that could boost the production of biorenewable fuels and chemicals.Mon, 14 May 2012 10:48:48 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120514104848.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510095622.htm A new approach to generating terahertz radiation will lead to new imaging and sensing applications. The low energy of the radiation means that it can pass through materials that are otherwise opaque, opening up uses in imaging and sensing ? for example, in new security scanners. In practice, however, applications have been difficult to implement.Thu, 10 May 2012 09:56:56 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510095622.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509135959.htm To better understand how microRNAs -- small pieces of genetic material -- influence human health and disease, scientists first need to know which microRNAs act upon which genes. To do this scientists developed miR-TRAP, a new easy-to-use method to directly identify microRNA targets in cells.Wed, 09 May 2012 13:59:59 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509135959.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508173349.htm Researchers have boosted the efficiency of a novel source of white light called quantum dots more than tenfold, making them of potential interest for commercial applications.Tue, 08 May 2012 17:33:33 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508173349.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508152129.htm Chemists have designed a molecular container that can hold drug molecules and increase their solubility, in one case up to nearly 3,000 times.Tue, 08 May 2012 15:21:21 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508152129.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503194229.htm Researchers have developed a prototype bioreactor that both stimulates and evaluates tissue as it grows, mimicking natural processes while eliminating the need to stop periodically to cut up samples for analysis.Thu, 03 May 2012 19:42:42 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503194229.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503120130.htm A new technique predictably generates complex, wavy shapes and may help improve drug delivery and explain natural patterns from brain folds to bell peppers.Thu, 03 May 2012 12:01:01 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503120130.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502132953.htm Liquid crystals, the state of matter that makes possible the flat screen technology now commonly used in televisions and computers, may have some new technological tricks in store.Wed, 02 May 2012 13:29:29 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502132953.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502112910.htm A new nanotube super sensor is able to detect subtle differences with a single sniff. For example, the chemical dimethylsulfone is associated with skin cancer. The human nose cannot detect this volatile but it could be detected with the new sensor at concentrations as low as 25 parts per billion.Wed, 02 May 2012 11:29:29 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502112910.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502091839.htm A new biomimetic approach to synthesising polymers will offer unprecedented control over the final polymer structure and yield advances in nanomedicine, researchers say.Wed, 02 May 2012 09:18:18 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502091839.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501085502.htm Scientists using high-powered microscopes have made a stunning observation of the architecture within a cell ? and identified for the first time how the architecture changes during the formation of gametes, also known as sex cells, in order to successfully complete? the process.Tue, 01 May 2012 08:55:55 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501085502.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430151752.htm Biomedical engineers have demonstrated the first all-polymeric bone scaffold that is fully biodegradable and offers significant mechanical support during repair. The technique uses silk fibers to reinforce a silk matrix. Adding microfibers to the scaffolds enhances bone formation and mechanical properties. It could improve repair after accident or disease.Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:17:17 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430151752.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430114937.htm Cells regulate their functions by adding or subtracting phosphates from proteins. If scientists could study the process in detail, in individual cells over time, understanding and treating diseases would be greatly aided. Formerly this was impossible without damaging the cells or interfering with the process itself, but scientists have now achieved the goal by using bright infrared beams and a technique called Fourier transform spectromicroscopy.Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:49:49 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430114937.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430105356.htm Researchers have shown how small random patches of disordered, frozen electric charges can make a difference when they are scattered on surfaces that are overall neutral. These charges induce a twisting force that is strong enough to be felt as far as nanometers or even micrometers away. These results could help scientists to understand phenomena that occur on surfaces such as those of large biological molecules.Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:53:53 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430105356.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120427100113.htm Engineers have found a novel method for "decorating" nanowires with chains of tiny particles to increase their electrical and catalytic performance. The new technique is simpler, faster and more effective than earlier methods and could lead to better batteries, solar cells and catalysts.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:01:01 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120427100113.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120425140403.htm Protein design is technique that is increasingly valuable to a variety of fields, from biochemistry to therapeutics to materials engineering. Chemists have taken this kind of design a step further; Using computational methods, they have created the first custom-designed protein crystal.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:04:04 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120425140403.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120423104019.htm Researchers have advanced the ability to view a clear picture of a single cellular structure in motion. By identifying molecules using compressed sensing, this new method provides needed spatial resolution plus a faster temporal resolution.Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:40:40 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120423104019.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120422162415.htm What does lemon pan sauce chicken have to do with biochemistry and molecular biology? Some will say that successful execution of the dish requires the Maillard reaction, a chemical process that's responsible for the flavors and colors in a variety of food.Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:24:24 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120422162415.htm

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Michelle Obama joins Pinterest

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Michelle Obama's Pinterest page.

By Jillian Eugenios

Ever wonder what the first family gets up to behind the scenes, or which have been Michelle Obama?s favorite moments of the last few years? Head on over to her newly minted Pinterest page to find out.

Her account, on the super-popular site where users ?pin? images to share with followers, has been up since Wednesday, and is run by the Obama 2012 campaign staff (when Michelle herself makes a pin, the page notes, it will be signed "-mo.") With nearly 15,000 followers, the first lady's page only follows a single person???President Barack Obama.??

Her page includes candid shots of her family, as well as a picture from a tug-of-war with Jimmy Fallon (she called Fallon a ?gracious loser?), and a photo of her push-up competition with Ellen Degeneres (Mrs. Obama won). There's also a shot of her family playing mini-golf with the caption, ?Victories of every size are cause for celebration,? and a photo of the president teaching his daughters to skip rocks across a river.?

The first lady?s Pinterest was launched with a special Father?s Day board, where she encourages followers to sign a card for her husband. ?

Recipes, a Pinterest mainstay, haven't been included on her page ? yet. Barack Obama's Pinterest page offers users a look into the Obama kitchen, including a recipe for the Obama family chili.?

But recipes could be on the way, especially considering Michelle Obama recently teamed up with Epicurious and the U.S. Department of Education to launch a recipe contest aimed at encouraging kids to ?pack a healthy lunch with a punch.? Winners of the contest will attend a special kid-friendly ?State Dinner? at the White House where some of the winning dishes will be served.?

Michelle's pinning team has some catching up to do on the photo-driven site. Her husband's page, launched three months ago, has grown to 11 boards and 170 pins.?

And Ann Romney's Pinterest is packed with recipes and images of patriotism, including a flag cake and ?patriotic dipped? strawberries.?

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The Dark-Matter Ages

The opening of a new laboratory should be cause for celebration, but there is an unpleasant subtext here. The Homestake site was supposed to house a far more ambitious new National Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory, which would provide the deepest site on earth, allowing for scientific investigations into topics from dark matter to evolutionary biology. In 2010, however, the National Science Foundation?which had commissioned several R and D studies for such a laboratory and which had picked Homestake as one of two possible sites?decided to drop out of the project. Thus ended the prospect of a new national laboratory, and South Dakota, Sanford, and the DOE were forced to scramble to keep the smaller scale operation afloat. The deepest underground laboratory will remain in Sudbury, Canada?meaning that the United States has again ceded leadership in this aspect of laboratory infrastructure supporting frontier physics and astronomy.

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Insert Coin: The Aviator Travel Jib lets you crane on the go (video)

In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line.

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The Aviator Travel Jib can give you the smooth camera moves to make your spectacle go from meh to marvel, while still being light enough to schlep around. At less than 3.75 pounds and 24-inches compacted, the device will tote anywhere but support up to six pounds, thanks to its sylphlike but rigid carbon fiber construction. It'll take your cinema cam or DSLR rig out to around six feet, and with its built-in fluid pan base, let you crane, track or truck to your heart's content. Pledge $400 and you'll get the jib, ballast, mounting hardware and a bubble level, while students can get the jib alone for $300. If that sounds like it could hit your mark, move fluidly past the break for the video.

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Iran: All nuke proposals on table for Moscow talks

(AP) ? Proposals from both Iran and the group of six world powers will be on the table at the next round of talks in Moscow next week, not just the West's demand to halt Iran's highest level uranium enrichment, Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Wednesday.

Saeed Jalili said the European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, has agreed the negotiations will include Iranian proposals. The two days of talks are scheduled to begin Monday.

The talks take place against the background of indications from the Israelis and Americans of the possibility of a military strike against Iran. Both have said allowing Iran to acquire nuclear weapons is unacceptable. Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.

The six-nation bloc ? the five permanent U.N. Security Council members and Germany ? have demanded Iran halt its 20 percent enrichment program and close down its underground Fordo nuclear site south of Tehran.

The U.S. and its allies say the 20 percent enrichment is just steps away from being boosted to weapons-grade material.

The West is offering Iran civilian plane spare parts and nuclear fuel in exchange for dropping its 20 percent enrichment program.

Jalili briefed Iran's parliament about the upcoming talks, indicating that Iran does not see them has a simple negotiation over how much uranium enrichment Iran can carry out, if any.

"(Ashton) agreed that Iran's five-point proposal is on the agenda for the Moscow discussions, even non-nuclear issues," Jalili told an open session of parliament. "We will enter into the Moscow talks on this basis."

Tehran insists that world powers must recognize its right to enrich uranium and have called for Western oil and banking sanctions to be lifted in exchange for concessions, but it has declared it will not stop enriching uranium. Besides the 20 percent levels, Iran also enriches uranium at 3.5 to 5 percent.

The 27-nation European Union plans to begin an embargo of Iranian oil July 1, cutting off about 18 percent of Iran's oil exports.

The proposals were made in talks in Baghdad last month. The West has refused to accept Iran's proposals, and Tehran finds the Western package too one-sided.

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told a news conference in Tehran Wednesday that he was "optimistic" about the Moscow talks. Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, a key ally, called for a diplomatic settlement of the Iranian nuclear standoff.

Lavrov and Salehi accused the West of sending weapons and forces to destabilize the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Iran's closest Middle East ally, also backed strongly by Moscow. Lavrov said Russia will hold a conference on Syria soon with the participation of 15 countries, including Iran.

Associated Press

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Mesothelioma Lawsuits Recent Filing : Mesothelioma Lawsuits are an option for those American workers who are diagnosed with this devastating cancer. Many careers put employees in the direct path of dangerous asbestos fibers that can lead to the lung problems associated with mesothelioma cancer and asbestosis. If you were exposed to asbestos through your workplace and were later diagnosed with Mesothelioma Cancer , you have the ability to pursue a Mesothelioma Lawsuit. You may benefit from a consultation with a knowledgeable Mesothelioma Lawyer who can answer questions about the procedures involved in a Mesothelioma Lawsuit. Best Legal Source can assist you as you begin the Mesothelioma Lawsuit process. Contact us today at (800) 611-7080 or through the form on this page.

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One of the problems with Mesothelioma Cancer is that it is often misdiagnosed or remains latent for many years. You may want to simply visit with a Mesothelioma Lawyer to discover what legal challenges you may face when filing a Mesothelioma Lawsuit. Asbestos has not yet been banned in this country and many industries still contain this naturally-occurring fibrous mineral. You are still welcome to call if you have not been diagnosed with Mesothelioma Cancer, but have some concerns about your current workplace. Your consultation with a Mesothelioma Lawyer will cost you nothing. Your Mesothelioma Lawyer can answer general questions about your Mesothelioma Lawsuit or give you information about Mesothelioma Lawyers in general.

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Actual Mesothelioma Lawsuit Excerpt

The following paragraphs include segments from an actual Mesothelioma Lawsuit that was filed on May 31st of 2012. You may be interested in the trial court documents of a real Mesothelioma Lawsuit situation, so we have made the content below available to you. Best Legal Source was not involved in this Mesothelioma Lawsuit. We obtained the following information from public records.

Comments and Headings in the Mesothelioma Lawsuit

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Mesothelioma Lawsuit from the Superior Court of Washington

Christine E. Henry filed this Mesothelioma Lawsuit as a representative of the estate of Robert L. Fraley. The complaint is against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Saberhagen Holdings Inc, and Union Carbide Corporation. The Mesothelioma Lawsuits claima concerns complaint for wrongful death and survivorship.

Parties involved in the Mesothelioma Lawsuit Claim for Robert L. Fraley

Plaintiff Christine E. Henry, resides in East Wenatchee, Washington and is the surviving child of Robert L. Fraley. Plaintiff has been appointed the Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert L. Fraley.

Defendants and/or their predecessors-in-interest are corporations who, at all times relevant herein, manufactured, sold or distributed asbestos-containing products or products that were used in conjunction with asbestos.

Note on Parties in the Mesothelioma Lawsuit documents

Each party must be mentioned in the Mesothelioma Lawsuit introduction. Some of the wording may seem redundant, but it is all for an explicit purpose. The Mesothelioma Lawsuit documents must include each detail including the residence of the plaintiff and any other pertinent information to the Mesothelioma Lawsuit.

Facts involved in Fraley?s Mesothelioma Lawsuit

Plaintiff?s decedent Robert L. Fraley , was exposed to asbestos and asbestos-containing products which had been mined, manufactured, produced, and/or placed into the stream of commerce by the defendants and/or was exposed to asbestos through the use of products manufactured by defendants. As a direct and proximate result of this exposure, plaintiff?s decedent Robert L. Fraley developed mesothelioma and died on August 31, 2011. Plaintiff provides the following information:

A. Specific Disease: Mesothelioma

B. Date of Diagnosis: April 2010

C. Military: N/A

D. Occupation: Architect

E. Places of Exposure: Multiple construction sites

F. Dates of Exposure: 1960s to December 4, 1980. This complaint does not allege exposure to asbestos on or after December 5, 1980.

G. Current Address: Deceased

Comment on Mesothelioma Lawsuit Plaintiff Information

The plaintiff must provide sufficient information including the time and place of exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma Lawsuits require documentation and proof that you were actually exposed to asbestos fibers. There must be a diagnosis of mesothelioma or asbestos in order for you to pursue a Mesothelioma Lawsuit.

Liability for Mesothelioma Lawsuit of Robert Fraley

Plaintiff claims liability based upon the theories of product liability (RCW 7.72 et. seq.); negligence; conspiracy; spoliation; willful or wanton misconduct; strict product liability under Section 402B of the Restatement of Torts; premises liability; breach of warranty; (RCW 62A); enterprise liability; market-share liability and/or market share alternate liability; and any other applicable theory of liability. The liability-creating conduct of defendants consisted, inter alia, of negligent and unsafe design; failure to inspect, test, warn, instruct, monitor and/or recall; failure to substitute safe products; marketing or installing unreasonably dangerous or extra-hazardous and/or defective products; marketing or installing products not reasonably safe as designed; marketing or installing products not reasonably safe for lack of adequate warning and marketing or installing products with misrepresentations of product safety.

Manufactured Products lead to Mesothelioma Lawsuits

With respect to any defendant that is a manufacturer of products or equipment aboard naval or other U.S. government vessels, plaintiff claims liability, strictly based on state tort law, arising from the defendants? failure to provide adequate warnings of their products? dangerous propensities and negligence. Plaintiff expressly disclaims and is not seeking relief for any and all claims for injury against any defendant whose conduct, whether by omission or commission, was engaged in at the behest of the United States or any agency or person acting under him or under color of such office to the extent such a claim would implicate federal court jurisdiction under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. ?1442(a)(1), predicated on the government contractor?s defense articulated in Boyle v. United Technologies Corp., 487 U.S. 500 (1988).

Warnings prior to Mesothelioma Lawyer Involvement

Most specifically with respect to Plaintiffs? state tort law failure-to-warn claims, Plaintiff?s allege that no U.S. agency, officer, or person prohibited or forbid any defendant in this case from issuing and placing warnings on or with its products. Such a showing is mandatory for any defendant to meet the Boyle test. All such claims that legitimately implicate such a defense, in the unlikely event that they exist and are factually supported, are not asserted and are hereby expressly and preemptively disclaimed. Plaintiff?s hereby put any defendant who may nonetheless assert such a defense as a basis for federal jurisdiction over this case that Plaintiff seeks no recovery for injuries sustained as a result of conduct that meets the three-prong Boyle test and constitutes actions of a federal officer sufficient to trigger jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. ?1442(a)(1). Plaintiff specifically advises all defendants of its position that such express, clear, and unequivocal disclaiming of claims implicating the substantive Boyle defense, as well as any 5 other claims that legitimately implicate 28 U.S.C. ?1442(a)(1), render any potential future removal of this case to federal court on one of these clearly-disclaimed bases objectively unreasonable under Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp., 546 U.S. 132 (2005).

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Damages in the Mesothelioma Lawsuit for Plaintiff Fraley

As a proximate result of defendants? negligence and/or product liability, plaintiff?s decedent Robert L. Fraley sustained pain, suffering and disability prior to death in an amount not now known, but which will be proven at trial. Plaintiff?s decedent Robert L. Fraley also sustained medical expenses, economic losses, and funeral expenses in an amount to be proven at trial. Plaintiff Christine E. Henry has sustained loss of parent-child relationship as a result of Robert L. Fraley?s illness and death.

Prayer for Judgment in Mesothelioma Lawsuit

WHEREFORE, plaintiff prays for judgment against the defendants and each of them as follows:

1. For general and special damages specified above, including pain, suffering, loss of parent-child relationship, disability, and wrongful death;

2. For medical and related expenses, economic loss, and funeral expenses, all of which will be proven at the time of trial;

3. For plaintiff?s costs and disbursements herein;

4. For prejudgment interest in the amount to be proven at trial; and

5. For such other relief as the Court deems just.

DATED this 30th day of May, 2012.

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Final Comment from Best Legal Source Regarding Mesothelioma Lawsuits

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What We Eat: Doubts by the Teaspoonful

Tony Cenicola/The New York TimesWatch the sweetener packets to see what readers are saying about sweeteners. Post your own comment below and it may appear in the display.

White. Pink. Blue. Yellow.

On restaurant tables everywhere, the colors of the sweetener packets instantly identify the contents.

Sugar. Saccharin. Aspartame. Sucralose.

Reaching for one to pour into a cup of coffee or tea can sometimes feel like sweetener roulette, with the swirl of confusing, conflicting assertions about which are safe and which are not.

Alissa Kaplan Michaels, for one, never picks pink. She still associates saccharin with cancer. The Food and Drug Administration sought to ban it in the 1970s, because rats that gorged on the chemical developed bladder cancer.

But Congress imposed a moratorium to delay the ban, and the pink packets of Sweet?N Low remained on restaurant tables. The F.D.A. withdrew its ban proposal in 1991, and the warnings were taken off saccharin in 2000 after research showed that it acts differently in rats and humans, and no conclusive increase in cancers was observed in people. Ms. Michaels, a public relations consultant in New York, knows this.

But, she said, ?It?s the cancer in the rats. I can?t get that out of my head.?

Although many people have nagging worries about artificial sweeteners, they still use mountains of them ? globally, artificial sweeteners are a $1.5-billion-a-year market ? to avoid sugar and calories.

The scientific world is also a dichotomy of conclusions. For any of the sweeteners, one can as easily find a study that offers reassuring analysis of safety as one that enumerates potential alarming effects. And it is possible that there could be long-term effects in humans that will become evident only after people have been consuming these sweeteners for decades.

Thus hearsay, mythology and whim guide the choices of many people.

For Ms. Michaels, childhood impressions trump absolution from the F.D.A.

She even carries in her purse packets of her sweetener of choice ? sucralose, sold as Splenda ? for those occasions when a restaurant has run out of it and she might otherwise confront a choice between pink and blue. ?I?m a yellow girl,? she said.

Hundreds of millions of people swallow food and drinks containing artificial sweeteners, and so far, no widespread calamities of health have swept over them.

The F.D.A. places the three main artificial sweeteners available today in the same category: ?generally recognized as safe.? The manufacturers cite multitudes of health studies to back up that assertion.

?Based on conventional food safety considerations, the scientific community feels that these have been very adequately tested for any potential toxicities,? said Dr. Gary M. Williams, a professor of pathology at New York Medical College who has been involved in safety reviews of artificial sweeteners, some financed by the manufacturers. ?I drink diet soda. I don?t need the calories. My favorite is Fresca, and actually I don?t know what?s in it.?

Part of Dr. Williams?s confidence about safety is that the artificial sweeteners are much more intensely sweet than sugar, so people consume very little of them. Most of the white stuff in the packets is filler, not sweetener. Safety tests in animals looked at doses that were hundreds or thousands of times higher.

But critics ? particularly of aspartame, sold as Equal or NutraSweet ? say that health problems like headaches, neurological disorders and cancers are occurring, but that regulators are ignoring them.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a health advocacy group, slaps an ?avoid? label on saccharin and aspartame, but deems sucralose and neotame ? a newer, more intense sweetener that is chemically similar to aspartame ? to be safe. The center also warns against acesulfame potassium, a less common sweetener that is rarely found in tabletop packets but is combined with other sweeteners in soda and baked goods for a more sugarlike taste. Dr. Williams?s favorite soda, Fresca, for example, is sweetened with acesulfame potassium and aspartame, as are Halls sugar-free cough drops.

For those who turn to stevia, a sweetener derived from a plant, the center gives it a ?caution,? because cancer studies were conducted in only one species of lab animals. (?Just because a substance is natural does not mean that it is safe,? the center?s Web site warns.)

A Google search instantly turns up worries that many have about the various sweeteners: Does NutraSweet cause brain cancer? Is Splenda really in the same chemical family as DDT? What about the studies that suggest that artificial sweeteners, despite their dearth of calories, cause weight gain?

Dr. Walter Willett, chairman of the nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health, says people can make rational decisions, taking into account risks and uncertainty. ?The world is almost never black and white, and we rarely operate with absolute certainty about anything,? he said. ?What is most important is to avoid risks that are large and clear, like smoking, obesity and regular consumption of full-strength soda.?

Chemical Concerns

Saccharin, aspartame, sucralose and acesulfame potassium are all molecules that sidle up to certain proteins on the surface of the tongues, tickling neurons that then send a signal that exclaims to the brain: ?Sweet!?

The concerns arise over what happens to the artificial sweeteners after they are swallowed.

Consider aspartame. It is essentially two amino acids and a molecular snippet known as a methyl ester. Certain people ? about 1 in 25,000 in the United States ? have a genetic condition that prevents them from metabolizing one of the amino acids, phenylalanine, and those people are warned away from aspartame.

Many foods contain the same two amino acids, in higher quantities. ?It?s not like these are totally foreign, unique substances,? Dr. Willett said. ?It doesn?t absolutely prove they?re harmless, but it makes it less likely that there?s a huge surprise waiting for us.?

Others look at the same components of aspartame and see poisons. The two amino acids, while essential for the human diet, cause problems when present out of balance, they say.

The third part, the methyl ester, turns into methanol, which is a poison ? though fruit juices have higher concentrations of methanol. Woodrow C. Monte, emeritus professor of nutrition at the University of Arizona, ascribes a host of ills, including multiple sclerosis, to low-level methanol poisoning.

The scientific literature contains findings that can alarm or reassure. A huge study at a cancer research institute in Italy found that rats given aspartame had higher rates of leukemia and lymphomas. The National Cancer Institute in Maryland, however, reviewed health data from a half a million retirees and found no correlation between beverages with aspartame and these cancers.

Meanwhile, sucralose, as the Splenda manufacturer, McNeil Nutritionals, notes in its advertising, starts out as sugar. Chemical reactions excise bits of the sugar molecules and replace them with chlorine atoms. The chlorine effectively camouflages the molecules, and most pass through the body undigested. Hence, zero calories. But some wonder if the chlorine in the sucralose molecules that are absorbed by the body might cause a problem. Michael F. Jacobson, the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, said the animal testing of sucralose was sufficient for a ?safe? rating.

The durability of sucralose molecules gives rise to a different concern. Measurable levels of sucralose have been found in the water supply, raising questions about what happens to various animals when they consume it.

Weighing the Risks

With the questions about artificial sweeteners, some may even wonder: How bad is sugar, anyway?

White sugar offers the purest taste of sweetness. It is natural. But its deleterious health effects are the best established: It can make you fatter.

Research published last year that analyzed health data on more than 100,000 nurses in the United States over nearly a quarter-century found a strong correlation between weight gain and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and desserts. There was no weight gain for those who drank beverages with artificial sweeteners.

Obesity leads to numerous health problems ? diabetes, heart disease, even cancer. Sugary drinks like soda (fruit juices, too) particularly contribute to weight gain. Usually, if the diet changes, hunger signals adjust to ensure proper nutrition. But the human digestive system seems to overlook liquid calories. Someone who drinks the 140 calories in a 12-ounce can of Coke will not subconsciously eliminate 140 calories elsewhere in the diet.

?Liquid calories seem to be different, and that?s why they?re so problematic,? Dr. Willett said. ?Many foods contribute to weight gain, but it does appear that sugar-sweetened beverages are the single, by far, most important problem.? (That reasoning led to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg?s proposal to ban the sale of large sugary sodas in New York City while allowing mega-size diet sodas.)

Dr. Willett said the long-term safety of the artificial sweeteners remained an open question. ?It?s interesting to keep in mind, if you smoke cigarettes, the lung cancer risk doesn?t go up for 30 years,? he said. ?And that?s a really powerful carcinogen. A lot of things don?t show up for several decades.?

He also noted that trans fats, used since 1900, did not show up on the radar of doctors? concerns until the 1990s. ?It took us about 90 years to discover it was a big problem,? Dr. Willett said. ?It?s a bit sobering how long that took.?

In terms of relative risk ? the known dangers of sugar and weight gain versus the uncertainties of artificial sweeteners ? ?artificially sweetened beverages are much less bad than the full-sugar beverages,? Dr. Willett said. Still, diet sodas are less than optimal. ?I view them like a nicotine patch,? he said.

The better solution to protect health: Eat and drink less sweet stuff.


Read the related article: ?Artificial Sweeteners: The Challenges of Tricking the Taste Buds.?


This post has been revised to reflect the following correction:

Correction: June 11, 2012

An earlier version of this article incorrectly described the composition of aspartame. An aspartame molecule essentially consists of two amino acids and a molecular snippet known as a methyl ester at one end; the methyl ester does not connect the two amino acids.

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I am planning a 15th birthday murder mystery party, I have participated in one BV leisure set (Murder at the pyramids) and it was good fun. I was wondering if anyone could recommend any other good murder mystery sets they have done/played (preferably BV leisure DVD versions)

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Ex-PM Gordon Brown contradicts Murdoch claim to inquiry

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown flatly contradicted media tycoon Rupert Murdoch at a judicial hearing on Monday, suggesting the News Corp chief had misled the government-sponsored inquiry into press ethics under oath.

Murdoch told the inquiry earlier this year that the then Labour prime minister telephoned him in September 2009 after The Sun newspaper switched its allegiance to the Conservative Party and threatened to unleash war on Murdoch's company in revenge.

"This conversation never took place," Brown, who served as prime minister from 2007 to 2010, told the Leveson inquiry into media ethics at the Royal Courts of Justice. "I am shocked and surprised that it should be suggested."

"Mr Murdoch is wrong to assert under oath that I rang him in late September 2009, or around then," Brown said in a written statement to the inquiry. "His claim - that when The Sun switched support I called to complain and threaten him - has no foundation in fact."

A former British leader accusing Murdoch of misleading the inquiry under oath could further tarnish the reputation of the world's most powerful media tycoon in a country which is home to some of his biggest newspaper and broadcasting interests.

When pressed on how a serving prime minister could make such a threat, Murdoch had told the inquiry: "I don't think he was in a very balanced state of mind."

"We were talking more quietly than you or I are now - he said, 'Well, your company has declared war on my government and we have no alternative but to make war on your company,'" Murdoch told the inquiry on April 25.

Following Brown's evidence, a News Corp spokeswoman said: "Rupert Murdoch stands behind his testimony."

WAR WITH MURDOCH?

Brown said Murdoch was wrong about the date and the contents of the phone call, and supplied records which showed he made just two calls to Murdoch in 2009, one in March and one in November. He said this was a complete list of calls to Murdoch.

Brown also submitted as evidence to the inquiry statements by five of his advisers that show none of the five heard Brown threaten Murdoch on the call in question, which Brown said focused on The Sun's coverage of the war in Afghanistan.

Aides, including Brown's special adviser, director of strategy and deputy chief of staff, said he made no such threat on the call, which took place on November 10. Murdoch had said the call took place on September 30.

"I listened to the phone call between Mr Brown and Mr Murdoch in November 2009," Stewart Wood, special adviser to the Prime Minister's office, said in a statement dated October 2011 that Reuters has seen.

"At no point in the conversation was threatening language of any sort used by either Mr Brown or Mr Murdoch," Wood said.

Lawyers cautioned that given the highly politicised nature of the case, it could be difficult to prove beyond all reasonable doubt who was telling the truth. Perjury carries a maximum prison sentence of seven years in England.

But the seriousness of Brown's claim could tarnish Murdoch whom a British parliamentary committee which investigated allegations of illegal phone-hacking by Murdoch publications has already deemed unfit to manage a major global company.

"It's got to the point that no one can tell quite what happened, but the fact that a former prime minister is dragging this into the public domain can't be good news for News Corp," Brian Cathcart, a founder of the Hacked Off group which led the campaign to have a judicial inquiry, told Reuters.

"Here is a former prime minister putting them back on the spot with what is a serious allegation that was made in court. It just won't go away," Cathcart said.

BROWN'S SON

During his testimony, Brown also challenged a version of events given by Murdoch's lieutenant, Rebekah Brooks, about a Sun report that Brown's son Fraser had been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.

Brooks, who was charged last month with interfering with a police investigation into the phone hacking scandal, told the inquiry the Browns had given their backing to the story.

"I have never sought to bring my children into the public domain," Brown said. He denied his consent had been given to publish the story. "I find it sad that even now in 2012 members of the News International staff are coming to this inquiry and maintaining this fiction."

The former prime minister had questioned whether the paper hacked into his son's medical records to get the story. Brooks has denied this and Murdoch has said the story was broken when the father of another child tipped off the newspaper.

Brown said a local National Health Service branch in Scotland had apologised to his family because information about his son came from NHS staff. "There were only a few medical people who knew that our son had this condition," Brown said.

He said the NHS in the district of Fife "now believe it highly likely that there was unauthorised information given by a medical or working member of the NHS staff that allowed the Sun through this middle man to publish this story".

Murdoch has described a relationship with Brown that included meals which their wives attended and conversations on topics ranging from charity to the war in Afghanistan.

Brooks told the Leveson inquiry she formed a friendship with Sarah Brown and that they had had a "pyjama party" at the prime minister's official country residence, Chequers, with Murdoch's daughter, Elisabeth, and his wife, Wendi.

But Brown said he never crossed a line in his relationship with Murdoch that would have allowed the tycoon to further his business interests at the expense of the public interest.

"I think you can serve up dinner but you don't need to serve up BSkyB as part of the dinner," Brown said of a failed $12-billion bid by Murdoch's News Corp to buy the rest of the lucrative pay-TV group BSkyB that it did not already own.

(Additional reporting by Philip Baillie, Maria Golovnina, Tim Castle and Michael Holden; Editing by Michael Stott, Janet McBride and David Stamp)

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