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Metastasis to the liver and lungs are the main causes of death in colorectal cancer.(1) I understand that colorectal cancer may have metastases.
Magic bullets are drugs that can be administered on a micro local scale. In this context administration/binding would occur in or near the tumour by exploiting the different surface antigens that ca
Can future queens replace the dead one? I'm guessing this might also depend on each specific sub-species.
To what extent is the number of immature eggs from dissected, newly emerged individuals a reasonable approximation for maximum/potential fecundity in insects (more specifically beetles)?
Ethanol (CH3-CH2-OH) is miscible in water because it is able to form hydrogen bonds with itself and other molecules. However, its structure only allows it to form 1-2 hydrogen bonds. This is one rea
Although skeletal muscle fatigues fairly rapidly, clams have a protein called paramyosin that allows them to sustain contractions for up to a month.
What happens to blood pressure when we exercise
The wikipedia article on the dopamine transporter gives examples of some drugs whose effects are mediated by the inhibition of the dopamine transporter, such as cocaine and amphetamines.
There are a lot of food allergies, but for some reason not to meat (mammalian meat or poultry) or mushrooms. I've googled a bit, and now I know that one can actually have a meat or mushroom allergy,
One reason behind these adverse effects could of course be an over-response of immune cells stimulated by the Fc region of antibodies attached to lymphona cells.
What exactly does urea do that harms our body
Describe the role of water in protein structure formation
In pea plants, the allele for purple flower color (P) is dominant to the allele for white flower color (p). The allele for round seeds (R) is dominant to the allele for wrinkled seeds (r).
What chemical aspect of amino acids results in their having different properties such that the chemical and physical properties of polypeptides vary with both amino acid content and amino acid order
what is happening to the frequency of the allele on the island and what will be the eventual outcome? in which case is the rate of change slower and explain why
you observe a population with 4000 zygotes with the genotype AA,800 zygotes with the genotype Aa, and 50 zygotes with the genotype aa.
In the Selfish Gene, Dawkins makes the argument that a better view of evolution (i.e. more in accordance with experiment) is obtained if you view the basic unit of evolution to be the gene rather th
When neuron animations are displayed, there are frequently seen neurons, axons arranged in a lattice with a lot of empty space between.
Are the alleles in the offspring always from at least one of the parents
If I recall correctly, nails (finger nails or toe nails) grow by adding matter at its base. So for instance, if you would draw a dot at the very bottom of your nail, it would end at the top in a cou
During the autologous transplantation of stems cells from bone marrow to produce new blood cells
Take your empty 1-liter bottle. Fill it with water and carefully transfer the water to the empty gallon jug. Question: How far up the jug did the water go?
The article above says that cats purr mostly when they're wounded or under duress. They hypothesis that cats purring leads to increases in bone density and bone 0 healing
I Always thought that copper was toxic to the human body.