The TTR gene provides instructions for producing a protein called transthyretin. This protein transports vitamin A (retinol) and a hormone called thyroxine throughout the body. To transport thyroxine, four transthyretin proteins must be attached (bound) to each other to form a four-protein unit (tetramer).
Without the reserve ticket the wait for the ferry was 1.5 hrs, it took us about 20 minutes to get through the screening and board the boat. If you have noon or so tickets you can easily visit both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. They also didn't seem to be real strict on the time, we were 1/2 hour early and they just sent us through.
And it costs a fortune to get a cab from there. Everyone keeps saying LaGuardia, and that's okay, but seriously Newark, NJ is the best one, for sure. First of all, you can see the statue of liberty from Liberty State Park, which is in NJ, right around Newark Airport! But, if you want to come into the city, then you can totally take a cab (so quick and easy) from Newark right through the Holland tunnel to lower Manhattan where the ferries to the Statue of Liberty are.