Friday, April 24, 2009

This weeks word is TREML1
TREML1 is located in a gene cluster on chromosome 6 with the single Ig variable (IgV) domain activating receptors TREM1 (MIM 605085) and TREM2 (MIM 605086), but it has distinct structural and functional properties. TREML1 enhances calcium signaling in an SHP2 (PTPN11; MIM 176876)-dependent manner

I have no idea what that stuff means but the word is pretty cool right.
Now for a word that means something Quirt
is a forked type of stock whip which usually has two falls at the end. Sometimes called a riding quirt, horse quirt, or a dog quirt.

The falls on a quirt are made of leather, buffalo, or cow hide. The core of the quirt is usually a leather bag filled with lead shot, the main part including the handle is often made from braided rawhide, leather orkangaroo hide and is usually somewhat stiff but flexible.

The old style horse quirt is still carried by some Western horsemen, and this is the style of quirt seen in the early Western cowboy films.

The quirt, due to its slow action, is not particularly effective as a riding aidfor horses, though at times it has been used as a tool of punishment. Rather, it is an effective tool to slap or goad cattle from horseback.

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