Stress & Heat Shock Proteins. The highly conserved heat shock proteins (HSPs) are constitutively expressed and function as molecular chaperones which facilitate the synthesis and folding of proteins. They also participate in protein assembly, export, turn-over and regulation.
Melissa Healy. Melissa Healy is a health and science reporter with the Los Angeles Times writing from the Washington, D.C., area. She covers prescription drugs, obesity, nutrition and exercise, and neuroscience, mental health and human behavior.
Posted: 01/24/2014 3:57 pm EST Updated: 01/24/2014 4:59 pm EST. Melissa Ede is a taxi driver from the United Kingdom who very well may be the first transgender individual to set foot on Mars.Ede is one of a group of individuals who have made it past the first round in the selection process of the Mars One mission.osted: 01/24/2014 3:57 pm EST Updated: 01/24/2014 4:59 pm EST. Melissa Ede is a taxi driver from the United Kingdom who very well may be the first transgender individual to set foot on Mars.