He said it would not be possible to tell if the machine had been further damaged by the compost fire until the unit was safe to enter.

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The floods, however, damaged their home and washed away their livelihood two buffaloes, one calf, her sewing machine, and furniture.

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Now Vertex is aiming the machine gun at another class of proteins--caspases, which act as molecular executioners to kill damaged cells.

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