Theaetetus 151e–186e: Did Plato Refute Protagoras?

In the Theaetetus, which seeks a definition of knowledge, the first definition of Theaetetus, namely that ‘knowledge is perception’, is easily refuted without the need to refer to Protagoras.But for Plato Bottle Stopper the refutation of Protagoras is a goal in itself, and he devotes almost half the dialogue to this task.He argues that the doct

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The DWORF micropeptide enhances contractility and prevents heart failure in a mouse model of dilated cardiomyopathy

Calcium (Ca2+) dysregulation is a hallmark of heart failure and is characterized by impaired Ca2+ sequestration into the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) by the SR-Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA).We recently discovered a micropeptide named DWORF (DWarf Open Reading Frame) that enhances SERCA activity by displacing phospholamban (PLN), a potent SERCA inhibitor.Here

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