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Researchers Compost Old Mobile Phones & Transform Them Into Flowers
Researchers at the University of Warwick's Warwick Manufacturing Group, in conjunction with PVAXX Research & Development... Read More
Mobile genetic element
mobile genetic element --> transposon (Science: molecular biology) small, mobile dNA sequences that can replicate and... Read More
Body’s Ability To Emit Light Arouses New Hopes & Fears On Radiation From Mobile Phones
New research by University of Warwick physicist Dr Gerard Hyland on the human body's own electromagnetic radiation raises... Read More
Mobile ion carrier
mobile ion carrier --> ionophore (Science: chemistry) A molecule that allows ions to cross lipid bilayers. There are two... Read More
Historical perspectives on plant developmental biology
Historical perspectives on plant developmental biology MIEKE VAN LIJSEBETTENS* and MARC VAN MONTAGU Department of Plant... Read More
Should ambulance crews perform emergency breathing procedure?
Should ambulance crews perform emergency breathing procedure? A study in this week’s BMJ questions whether ambulance... Read More
Transposition
Definition noun, plural: transpositions (genetics) The transfer of a segment of DNA from one site to another of a... Read More
Evidence-based medicine among internal medicine residents in a community hospital program using smart phones
Evidence-based medicine among internal medicine residents in a community hospital program using smart phones Sergio A León*... Read More
New Fossil Snake With Legs, Reported In Science
Appearing like the punchline to an evolutionary riddle, a new fossil snake with legs has emerged from 95 million year-old... Read More
Microbes In Basalt Thrive On A Mixed Diet Of Toxic Wastes
BERKELEY, CA Seventy-five meters beneath the surface of a site in Idaho where high-level radioactive waste has been stored... Read More
NYU/Max Planck Team Unravels 200-Year Mystery Of Proton Diffusion In Water
Feb. 18th Nature Article Offers Explanation for Why Protons In Water Are So Much More Mobile Than Other Ions Findings... Read More
Progress In Prion Research: Three-Dimensional Structure Of Prion Protein Fully Uncovered
A team of researchers from the Institute for Molecular Biology and Biophysics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology... Read More
Genetic drift
Genetic Drift Definition What is genetic drift in simple terms? The simple definition of genetic drift ( also referred to... Read More
Liquid-liquid chromatography
Definition noun A type of chromatography in which both the stationary phase and the mobile phase are in liquid... Read More
Phoenix Rising: Scientists Resuscitate A 5 Million-year-old Retrovirus
A team of scientists has reconstructed the DNA sequence of a 5-million-year-old retrovirus and shown that it is able to... Read More
Vertebral column
Definition noun, plural: vertebral columns The series of vertebrae that extend from the cranium to the coccyx, and serves as... Read More
Reverse transcriptase
Definition noun A DNA polymerase enzyme that catalyzes the process of reverse transcription. Supplement Reverse... Read More
Asexual plant reproduction may seed new approach for agriculture
Farmers throughout the world spend an estimated $36 billion a year to buy seeds for crops, especially those with sought... Read More
Eubacteria
Eubacteria are prokaryotic microorganisms consisting of a single cell lacking a nucleus and containing DNA is a single... Read More
Wood naphtha
wood naphtha --> methyl alcohol CH3OH;a flammable, toxic, mobile liquid, used as an industrial solvent, antifreeze, and... Read More
Cor pendulum
Cor pendulum An extreme form of cor mobile in which the heart appears to be suspended by the great vessels. Synonym:... Read More
Silent Streams? Escalating Endangerment For North American Freshwater Fish
Sep. 10, 2008) — Nearly 40 percent of fish species in North American streams, rivers and lakes are now in jeopardy,... Read More
Soapsuds enema
Definition The injection of a mixture of water and soap into the colon. Supplement The soapsuds enema uses a mixture of a... Read More
RNA-dependent DNA polymerase
Definition noun A DNA polymerase enzyme that catalyzes the process of reverse transcription. Supplement This enzyme... Read More
Arboreal locomotion
Definition noun A form of locomotion of animals that live in and move through trees Supplement Locomotion pertains to the... Read More
Transposon
Definition noun, plural: transposons A small segment of DNA that is capable of replicating and inserting copies of DNA at... Read More
Retrotransposon
Definition noun, plural: retrotransposons A transposon that is amplified via reverse transcription, i.e. the DNA element is... Read More
Desorption
Definition noun A process wherein a substance is released from another, either from or through the... Read More
A Symbiont Betrays Its Host
It came as a surprise to me recently to realize how much is known about the immune responses of plants and, moreover, how... Read More