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• n  any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes
  a diet high in protein

• Animal protein also demands tremendous expenditures of fossil-fuel energyeight times as much as for a comparable amount of plant protein.
• One way scientists hope to learn more about the mysteries of the human body is by analyzing the structure of proteins, of which the vital parts of all living creatures are made.
• Millions of mankind are starved for protein in the midst of plenty; protein exists in grass, leaves, and even weeds, but in a form indigestible to human stomachs.

News & Articles

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• Developmental Protein Plays Role in Spread of Cancer
  A protein used by embryo cells during early development, and recently found in many different types of cancer, apparently serves as a switch regulating the spread of cancer, known as metastasis, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center in the June 15, 2013 issue of the journal Cancer Research.
  June 14, 2013 - Newswise
• Research: Chlamydia protein's unusual shape may lead to new treatment
  SAN ANTONIO, June 13 (UPI) -- A Chlamydia protein's odd structure could mean new ways to diagnose and treat the sexually transmitted disease, University of Texas-San Antonio scientists said.
  June 13, 2013 - UPI
• New fluorescent protein from eel improves key clinical assay
  Unagi, the sea-going Japanese freshwater eel, harbors a fluorescent protein that could serve as the basis for a new clinical test for bilirubin, a critical indicator of human liver function, hemolysis, and jaundice, according to researchers. The discovery also sheds light on the mysterious and endangered Unagi that could contribute to its conservation.
  June 13, 2013 - Science Daily

Quotes

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• Colin Montgomerie in KLAS-TV (blog)
  Apparently, the protein in it is agreat healer,Montgomerie said. "So now I am not shouting 'Fore!' on the golf course anymore, I am shouting 'Moo!'"
• Solomon Snyder in CBC.ca
  Here's the Rhes protein, we've known about it for years, nobody ever really knew what it did in the brain or anywhere else,Snyder said in a news release. "And it turns out it looks like the key to Huntington's disease."
• Sarah Palin in International Herald Tribune
  On other topics, Palin said she hunts and goes fishing to provide "good clean healthy protein" for her family.