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15:20, 6 December 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+127)‎ . . N Stab cultures ‎ (Created page with "A culture produced by inserting an inoculating needle with inoculum down the centre of a solid medium contained in a test tube.") (current)
22:24, 22 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+156)‎ . . N Sodium nitrate ‎ (Created page with "Sodium nitrate (NaNO3) is the inorganic nitrate salt of sodium. It has a role as a fertilizer. It is an inorganic sodium salt and an inorganic nitrate salt.") (current)
21:31, 21 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2)‎ . . Ectoderm ‎ (current)
21:31, 21 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+26)‎ . . Ectoderm ‎
21:30, 21 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Endoderm ‎ (current)
21:30, 21 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+20)‎ . . Mesoderm ‎ (current)
19:28, 1 August 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+271)‎ . . N Capnocytophaga canimorsus ‎ (Created page with "Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a fastidious, slow-growing Gram-negative rod of the genus Capnocytophaga. It is a commensal bacterium in the normal gingival flora of canine and f...") (current)
21:51, 26 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+121)‎ . . N Vascular resistance ‎ (Created page with "Vascular resistance is the resistance that must be overcome to push blood through the circulatory system and create flow.") (current)
21:50, 26 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+315)‎ . . N Hyperoxia ‎ (Created page with "Hyperoxia occurs when tissues and organs are exposed to an excess supply of oxygen (O2) or higher than normal partial pressure of oxygen. In medicine, it refers to excess oxyg...") (current)
13:10, 13 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+2)‎ . . Bioimmuration ‎ (current)
13:08, 11 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+411)‎ . . Value ‎
13:00, 11 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+133)‎ . . N Debenture ‎ (Created page with "Debentures are bonds which are unsecured. In other words, no specific property has been pledged as security to back up the borrowing.") (current)
13:00, 11 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+180)‎ . . N Bond ‎ (Created page with "A bond is an IOU, that is, a written promise that the borrower will pay the lender, at some stated future date, a sum of money and a stated rate of interest. Category:Busin...") (current)
11:32, 28 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+273)‎ . . N Reproductive system ‎ (Created page with "The reproductive system or genital system is a system of sex organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of sexual reproduction. Many non-living substances s...") (current)
11:32, 28 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+12)‎ . . Prostate cancer ‎ (current)
11:32, 28 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+204)‎ . . N Palpable tumor ‎ (Created page with "A palpable tumor is a tumor that can be felt or palpated by human touch. Tumors in the prostate gland that are palpable can be felt during the digital rectal exam and may...") (current)
11:31, 28 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+2)‎ . . Hematopoietic system ‎ (current)
11:31, 28 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+59)‎ . . N Hematopoietic system ‎ (Created page with "The hematopoietic system describes the blood-making organs.")
11:30, 28 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+35)‎ . . N Haematopoietic system ‎ (Redirected page to Hematopoietic system) (current)
11:29, 28 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+20)‎ . . Spontaneous remission ‎ (current)
17:27, 5 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+319)‎ . . N Oganesson ‎ (Created page with "'''Oganesson''' (symbol: '''Og''') is a transactinide chemical element. It was first synthesized in 2002 by a joint team of Russian and American scientists at the Joint Institute...") (current)
17:26, 5 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+208)‎ . . N Tennessine ‎ (Created page with "Tennessine is a superheavy artificial chemical element with an atomic number of 117 and a symbol of Ts. It is the second-heaviest known element and penultimate element of the 7th...") (current)
17:25, 5 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+12)‎ . . Moscovium ‎ (current)
17:25, 5 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+341)‎ . . N Moscovium ‎ (Created page with "Moscovium (element symbol: Mc) is a superheavy synthetic element that was first synthesized in 2003 by a joint team of Russian and American scientists at the Joint Institute for ...")
17:23, 5 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+362)‎ . . N Japan ‎ (Created page with "Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Se...") (current)
17:23, 5 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+49)‎ . . N RIKEN ‎ (Created page with "Riken is a large research institute in Japan.") (current)
17:22, 5 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+875)‎ . . N Nihonium ‎ (Created page with "'''Nihonium''' (symbol '''Nh''') is a chemical element with atomic number 113. It is a synthetic element (an element that can be created in a laboratory but is not found in natur...") (current)
23:25, 30 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+155)‎ . . N Apex predator ‎ (Created page with "An apex predator, also known as an alpha predator or apical predator, is a predator residing at the top of a food chain upon which no other creatures prey.") (current)
23:24, 30 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+457)‎ . . N Oligocene ‎ (Created page with "The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present. As with other older geologic periods, the ro...") (current)
21:32, 23 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+41)‎ . . N Miticide ‎ (Created page with "Miticides are substances that kill mites.") (current)
21:32, 23 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+36)‎ . . N Acaracide ‎ (Created page with "A chemical agent used to kill mites.") (current)
21:31, 23 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+95)‎ . . N Chlorpyrifos ‎ (Created page with "Chlorpyrifos is a crystalline organophosphate insecticide, acaracide, and miticide.") (current)
11:38, 6 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+6)‎ . . Temporal isolation ‎ (current)
18:19, 4 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+6)‎ . . Benzodiazepine ‎ (current)
12:53, 5 July 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+204)‎ . . N Ibis ‎ (Created page with "The ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. "Ibis" derives from the Latin and Ancient Greek wor...") (current)
14:13, 20 June 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+106)‎ . . N Phorbol ‎ (Created page with "Phorbol is a natural, plant-derived organic compound. It is a member of the tigliane family of diterpenes.") (current)
14:12, 20 June 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+310)‎ . . N Cholinesterase ‎ (Created page with "In biochemistry, a cholinesterase or choline esterase is an esterase that lyses choline-based esters, several of which serve as neurotransmitters. Thus, it is either of two enzym...") (current)
14:12, 20 June 2016 (diff | hist) . . (0)‎ . . Physostigmine ‎ (current)
14:12, 20 June 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+8)‎ . . Physostigmine ‎
14:11, 20 June 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+393)‎ . . N Acetylcholine inhibitor ‎ (Created page with "An acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (often abbreviated AChEI) or anti-cholinesterase is a chemical or a drug that inhibits the acetylcholinesterase enzyme from breaking down [[...") (current)
02:36, 30 May 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+303)‎ . . N Gleba ‎ (Created page with "Gleba is the fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of fungi such as the puffball or stinkhorn. The gleba is a solid mass of spores, generated within an enclosed area within the sporoca...") (current)
22:34, 17 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-4)‎ . . Globus pallidus ‎ (current)
22:34, 17 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+232)‎ . . N Striatum ‎ (Created page with "The striatum is a subcortical part of the forebrain and a critical component of the reward system. It receives glutamatergic and dopaminergic inputs from different sources and se...") (current)
17:39, 15 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+154)‎ . . N Pyrosulfate ‎ (Created page with "In chemistry, disulfate or pyrosulfate is the anion with the molecular formula S2O7-2. '''Disulfate''' is the IUPAC name.") (current)
17:38, 15 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+281)‎ . . N Gnathiidae ‎ (Created page with "The Gnathiidae are a family of isopod crustaceans. They occur in a wide range of depths, from the littoral zone to the deep sea. The adults are associated with sponges and may no...") (current)
17:37, 15 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+25)‎ . . N Gnathiids ‎ (Redirected page to Gnathiidae) (current)
21:56, 31 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+179)‎ . . N Marble ‎ (Created page with "A hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone, typically white with mottlings or streaks of color, that is capable of taking a polish and is used in sculpture and architecture.") (current)
21:56, 31 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+337)‎ . . N Dolomite ‎ (Created page with "Dolomite is a common rock-forming mineral. It is a calcium magnesium carbonate with a chemical composition of CaMg(CO3)2. It is the primary component of the...") (current)
21:56, 31 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+558)‎ . . N Bedrock ‎ (Created page with "In geology, bedrock is the lithified rock that lies under the loose softer material (regolith) at the surface of the Earth or other terrestrial planet. The broken and weathered r...")
21:55, 31 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+250)‎ . . N Topography ‎ (Created page with "Topography is a detailed map of the surface features of land. It includes the mountains, hills, creeks, and other bumps and lumps on a particular hunk of earth. This handy word i...")
21:55, 31 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+191)‎ . . N Karst ‎ (Created page with "Karst is a distinctive topography in which the landscape is largely shaped by the dissolving action of water on carbonate bedrock (usually limestone, dolomite, or...") (current)
17:52, 28 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+242)‎ . . N John Craig Venter ‎ (Created page with "John Craig Venter (born October 14, 1946) is an American biotechnologist, biochemist, geneticist, and entrepreneur. He is known for being one of the first to sequence the human g...") (current)
17:51, 28 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+32)‎ . . N Craig Venter ‎ (Redirected page to John Craig Venter) (current)
02:31, 23 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+20)‎ . . N Molt ‎ (Redirected page to Moult) (current)
02:30, 23 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+139)‎ . . N Moult ‎ (Created page with "When pertaining to animals, moulting relates to the shedding of old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth.") (current)
02:29, 23 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+20)‎ . . N Moulted ‎ (Redirected page to Moult) (current)
01:40, 12 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+263)‎ . . N Religiosity ‎ (Created page with "Religiosity, in its broadest sense, is a comprehensive sociological term used to refer to the numerous aspects of religious activity, dedication, and belief (religious doctrine)....") (current)
20:37, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+2)‎ . . Half-life ‎ (current)
20:37, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Carbon ‎ (current)
20:37, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+525)‎ . . N Carbon ‎ (Created page with "Carbon is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. On the periodic table, it is the first (row 2) of six elements in column (group) 14, which have in common the comp...")
20:36, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+12)‎ . . Organic ‎ (current)
20:36, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+310)‎ . . N Organic ‎ (Created page with "1) In chemistry, a term used to describe any molecule held together by a chain of carbon atoms. 2) Used to describe the characteristics of a living system (for example a creatu...")
20:35, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Heterotroph ‎ (current)
20:35, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+418)‎ . . N Animal ‎ (Created page with "Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia. All animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently, at some point in their...") (current)
20:34, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+208)‎ . . Backbone ‎ (current)
20:31, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+120)‎ . . N Blood vessel ‎ (Created page with "A tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary.") (current)
20:31, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+22)‎ . . m Vein ‎ (current)
20:30, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+19)‎ . . N Veins ‎ (Redirected page to Vein) (current)
20:30, 11 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+8)‎ . . Euphyll ‎ (current)
17:29, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+211)‎ . . N Fur ‎ (Created page with "Fur is used in reference to the hair of animals, usually mammals, particularly those with extensive body hair coverage that is generally soft and thick (as opposed to the stiffer...") (current)
17:29, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+204)‎ . . N Wool ‎ (Created page with "Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, angora from rabbits, and other ty...") (current)
17:28, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+365)‎ . . N Nail ‎ (Created page with "A nail is a horn-like envelope covering the tips of the fingers and toes in humans, most non-human primates, and a few other mammals. Nails are similar to claws in other animals....") (current)
17:28, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+19)‎ . . N Nails ‎ (Redirected page to Nail) (current)
17:28, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+304)‎ . . N Fibrous protein ‎ (Created page with "A '''fibrous protein''' is a protein with an elongated shape. Fibrous proteins provide structural support for cells and tissues. There are special types of helices present in two...") (current)
17:27, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+6)‎ . . Homo sapiens ‎ (current)
17:27, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+421)‎ . . N Homo sapiens ‎ (Created page with "Modern humans (''Homo sapiens'', primarily ssp. ''Homo sapiens sapiens'') are the only extant members of Hominina clade (or human clade), a branch of the taxonomical tribe Homini...")
17:26, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+27)‎ . . N Human ‎ (Redirected page to Homo sapiens) (current)
17:26, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+452)‎ . . N Hair ‎ (Created page with "Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis, or skin. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from area...") (current)
17:25, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+286)‎ . . N Structural protein ‎ (Created page with "Structural proteins are fibrous proteins. The most familiar of the fibrous proteins are probably the keratins, which form the protective covering of all land [[vertebrate...") (current)
17:24, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+258)‎ . . N Keratin ‎ (Created page with "Keratin is one of a family of fibrous structural proteins. Keratin is the protein that protects epithelial cells from damage or stress that has potential to kill the cell...") (current)
17:23, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+18)‎ . . Eumelanin ‎ (current)
17:23, 1 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+252)‎ . . N Phaeomelanin ‎ (Created page with "Phaeomelanin is a light pigment that is found in blonde and red hair. The higher the concentration of phaeomelanin, the lighter the hair. Unlike eumelanin, phaeomelanin is ...") (current)
18:34, 29 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+150)‎ . . N Fibonacci sequence ‎ (Created page with "The Fibonacci Sequence is the series of numbers: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ... The next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it.") (current)
18:34, 29 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Periodic table ‎
18:34, 29 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Periodic table ‎
18:34, 29 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+200)‎ . . N Periodic table ‎ (Created page with "A table of the chemical elements arranged in order of atomic number, usually in rows, so that elements with similar atomic structure (and hence similar chemical properties) appea...")
18:33, 29 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+279)‎ . . N Retinal ganglion cell ‎ (Created page with "A retinal ganglion cell (RGC) is a type of neuron located near the inner surface (the ganglion cell layer) of the retina of the eye. It receives visual information from [...") (current)
18:33, 29 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+36)‎ . . N Retinal cell ‎ (Redirected page to Retinal ganglion cell) (current)
14:04, 22 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+547)‎ . . N Light ‎ (Created page with "Light is electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The word usually refers to visible light, which is visible to the human eye and i...") (current)
14:03, 22 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+103)‎ . . N Air ‎ (Created page with "The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.") (current)
14:02, 22 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+99)‎ . . N Nanoparticle ‎ (Created page with "A nanoparticle is a microscopic particle with at least one dimension less than 100 nm (nanometers).") (current)
14:01, 22 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+283)‎ . . N Rayleigh scattering ‎ (Created page with "Rayleigh scattering refers to the scattering of light off of the molecules of the air, and can be extended to scattering from particles up to about a tenth of the [[wavelengt...") (current)
21:09, 19 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+108)‎ . . N Haute couture ‎ (Created page with "The designing and making of high-quality fashionable clothes by leading fashion houses, especially to order.") (current)
20:07, 13 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+277)‎ . . N Micronesia ‎ (Created page with "Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a shared cultural history with two other island regions, Polynesi...") (current)
01:51, 5 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+23)‎ . . N Receptor protein ‎ (Redirected page to Receptor) (current)
15:46, 22 January 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+373)‎ . . N Linolenic acid ‎ (Created page with "Linolenic acid is a type of fatty acid. It can refer to either of two octadecatrienoic acids (i.e. with an 18-carbon chain and three double bonds, which are found in the cis ...") (current)
15:46, 22 January 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+191)‎ . . N Jasmonic acid ‎ (Created page with "Jasmonic acid is derived from the fatty acid linolenic acid. It is a member of the jasmonate class of plant hormones. It is biosynthesized from linolenic acid by the octadeca...") (current)
13:07, 17 October 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+209)‎ . . N Eubacteria ‎ (Created page with "A bacterium of a large group typically having simple cells with rigid cell walls and often flagella for movement. The group comprises the “true” bacteria and cyanobacteria, a...") (current)
13:06, 26 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-231)‎ . . Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder ‎ (Redirected page to Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) (current)
13:06, 26 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+316)‎ . . N Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ‎ (Created page with "Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorder in which there are significant problems with executive functions (i.e., attentional c...")
13:05, 26 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+8)‎ . . Amphetamine ‎ (current)
13:05, 26 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+312)‎ . . N Amphetamine ‎ (Created page with "Amphetamine is a potent central nervous system stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity. Amphetamine wo...")
13:04, 26 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+282)‎ . . N Methamphetamine ‎ (Created page with "Methamphetamine is a strong central nervous system stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug. As with many other drugs including cocaine, methamphetamine works by ...") (current)
13:03, 26 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+128)‎ . . N Nicotine ‎ (Created page with "Nicotine is a potent parasympathomimetic alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae) and is a stimulant drug.") (current)
20:34, 8 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1,023)‎ . . N Hairball ‎ (Created page with "A hairball is a small collection of hair or fur formed in the stomach of animals that is occasionally vomited up when it becomes too big. Hairballs are primarily a tight elongate...") (current)
20:33, 8 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+23)‎ . . N Trichobezoar ‎ (Redirected page to Hairball) (current)
17:22, 22 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+258)‎ . . N Prosopometamorphopsia ‎ (Created page with "Prosopometamorphopsia is a disorder of face perception in which faces appear distorted to the perceiver. The neural basis of prosopometamorphopsia is unclear, but may involve abn...") (current)
00:33, 8 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+255)‎ . . N Approach-approach conflict ‎ (Created page with "Conflict whereby one must choose between two desirable or attractive goals. Example: An example of an approach-approach conflict would be where you have to decide between two app...") (current)
00:26, 30 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+310)‎ . . N Situs inversus ‎ (Created page with "Situs inversus (also called situs transversus or oppositus) is a congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions. The...") (current)
16:00, 22 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+395)‎ . . N Glassfrog ‎ (Created page with "The glass frogs (or '''glassfrogs''') are frogs of the amphibian family Centrolenidae (order Anura). While the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime...") (current)
12:42, 10 March 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+93)‎ . . N Decay ‎ (Created page with "In biology, the process of rotting or decomposition through the action of bacteria and fungi.") (current)
12:42, 10 March 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1,038)‎ . . N Uranium ‎ (Created page with "Uranium is a chemical element with symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-white metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 e...") (current)
03:40, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+293)‎ . . N Nick translation ‎ (Created page with "A method for incorporating radioactive isotopes (typically 32P) into a piece of DNA. The DNA is randomly nicked by DNase I, and then starting from those nicks DNA polymerase I di...") (current)
03:40, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+695)‎ . . Microsatellite ‎ (current)
03:39, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+643)‎ . . N Spina bifida ‎ (Created page with "Spina bifida (Latin: "split spine") is a developmental congenital disorder caused by the incomplete closing of the embryonic neural tube. Some vertebrae overlying the spinal cord...") (current)
03:39, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Myelomeningocele ‎ (current)
03:38, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+209)‎ . . N Linker ‎ (Created page with "A small piece of synthetic double-stranded DNA which contains something useful, such as a restriction site. A linker might be ligated onto the end of another piece of DNA to prov...") (current)
03:38, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+235)‎ . . N Library ‎ (Created page with "A library might be either a genomic library, or a cDNA library. In either case, the library is just a tube carrying a mixture of thousands of different clones - bacteria or l...") (current)
03:37, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+598)‎ . . N Expression clone ‎ (Created page with "This is a clone (plasmid in a bacteria, or maybe a l phage in bacteria) which is designed to produce a protein from the DNA insert. Mammalian genes do not function in bacteria, s...") (current)
03:37, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,722)‎ . . N Screening ‎ (Created page with "To screen a library is to select and isolate individual clones out of the mixture of clones. For example, if you needed a cDNA clone of the pituitary glycoprotein hormone alp...") (current)
03:36, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+978)‎ . . N Probe ‎ (Created page with "A fragment of DNA or RNA which is labeled in some way (often incorporating 32P or 35S), and which is used to hybridize with the nucleic acid in which you are interested. For exam...")
03:36, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+819)‎ . . N Clone ‎ (Created page with "To "clone" something is to produce copies of it. To clone a piece of DNA, one would insert it into some type of vector (say, a plasmid) and put the resultant construct into a hos...") (current)
03:35, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+650)‎ . . N Chromosome walking ‎ (Created page with "A technique for cloning everything in the genome around a known piece of DNA (the starting probe). You screen a genomic library for all clones hybridizing with the probe, and the...") (current)
03:35, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+531)‎ . . N Chromatin immunoprecipitation ‎ (Created page with "Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is a type of immunoprecipitation experimental technique used to investigate the interaction between proteins and DNA in the cell. It aims to ...") (current)
03:34, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+749)‎ . . N CAT assay ‎ (Created page with "An enzyme assay. CAT stands for chloramphenicol acetyl transferase, a bacterial enzyme which inactivates chloramphenicol by acetylating it. CAT assays are often performed to test...") (current)
03:34, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+23)‎ . . N Cap site ‎ (Redirected page to CAP site) (current)
03:33, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+610)‎ . . N Blotting ‎ (Created page with "A technique for detecting one RNA within a mixture of RNAs (a Northern blot) or one type of DNA within a mixture of DNAs (a Southern blot). A blot can prove whether that one spec...") (current)
03:33, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+640)‎ . . N Binding site ‎ (Created page with "A place on cellular DNA to which a protein (such as a transcription factor) can bind. Typically, binding sites might be found in the vicinity of genes, and would be involved in a...") (current)
03:32, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+459)‎ . . N Bacteriophage lambda ‎ (Created page with "A virus which infects E. coli , and which is often used in molecular genetics experiments as a vector, or cloning vehicle. Recombinant phages can be made in which certain non-ess...") (current)
03:32, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+456)‎ . . N Antibiotic resistance ‎ (Created page with "Plasmids generally contain genes which confer on the host bacterium the ability to survive a given antibiotic. If the plasmid pBR322 is present in a host, that host will not be k...") (current)
03:32, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (-27)‎ . . Acrylamide gel ‎ (current)
03:31, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+295)‎ . . N Acrylamide gel ‎ (Created page with "A polymer gel used for electrophoresis of DNA or protein to measure their sizes (in daltons for proteins, or in base pairs for DNA). See "Gel Electrophoresis". Acrylamide gels ar...")
03:31, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+479)‎ . . N Ablation experiment ‎ (Created page with "An experiment designed to produce an animal deficient in one or a few cell types, in order to study cell lineage or cell function. The idea is to make a transgenic mouse with a t...") (current)
03:31, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+205)‎ . . N 5' flanking region ‎ (Created page with "A region of DNA which is NOT transcribed into RNA, but rather is adjacent to 5' end of the gene. The 5'-flanking region contains the promoter, and may also contain enhancers or o...") (current)
03:31, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+449)‎ . . N 5' untranslated region ‎ (Created page with "A region of a gene which IS transcribed into mRNA, becoming the 5' end of the message, but which does not contain protein coding sequence. The 5'-untranslated region is the porti...") (current)
03:30, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+506)‎ . . N 3' flanking region ‎ (Created page with "A region of DNA which is NOT copied into the mature mRNA, but which is present adjacent to 3' end of the gene. It was originally thought that the 3' flanking DNA was not transcri...") (current)
03:30, 26 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+486)‎ . . N 3' untranslated region ‎ (Created page with "A region of the DNA which IS transcribed into mRNA and becomes the 3' end or the message, but which does not contain protein coding sequence. Everything between the stop codon an...") (current)
17:37, 5 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+325)‎ . . N Macroglossia ‎ (Created page with "Macroglossia is the medical term for an unusually large tongue. Severe enlargement of the tongue can cause cosmetic and functional difficulties including in speaking, eating, swa...") (current)
14:19, 20 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+30)‎ . . N Bioluminescent ‎ (Redirected page to Bioluminescence) (current)
14:19, 20 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+895)‎ . . N Click beetle ‎ (Created page with "Insects in the family Elateridae are commonly called click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae). Other names incl...") (current)
14:19, 20 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+27)‎ . . N Click beetles ‎ (Redirected page to Click beetle) (current)
19:25, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+121)‎ . . N Consciousness ‎ (Created page with "Consciousness is the quality or state of awareness, or, of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.") (current)
19:25, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+36)‎ . . N Syncope ‎ (Created page with "Transient loss of consciousness.") (current)
19:25, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+514)‎ . . N Laughter-induced syncope ‎ (Created page with "Also known as the "Seinfeld Syncope", laughter-induced syncope is an unusual, but recognized form of situational syncope likely to have a similar pathophysiological origin to...") (current)
19:50, 1 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+375)‎ . . N Psilocin ‎ (Created page with "Psilocin is a substituted tryptamine alkaloid and a serotonergic psychedelic substance. It is present in most psychedelic mushrooms together with its phosphorylated counterpart p...") (current)
19:49, 1 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+552)‎ . . N Psilocybin ‎ (Created page with "Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound produced by more than 200 species of mushrooms, collectively known as psilocybin mushrooms. As a prodrug, psilocybin is q...") (current)
11:15, 28 October 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+290)‎ . . N Serotonin transporter ‎ (Created page with "The serotonin transporter (SERT or 5-HTT) is a type of monoamine transporter protein that transports serotonin from the synaptic cleft to the presynaptic neuron. This transport o...") (current)
17:22, 21 October 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,074)‎ . . N Stipe ‎ (Created page with "In botany, a stipe is a stalk that supports some other structure. The precise meaning is different depending on which taxonomic group is being described. In the case of ferns, t...") (current)
19:26, 7 October 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+451)‎ . . N Starfish ‎ (Created page with "Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correct...") (current)
19:25, 7 October 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+301)‎ . . Nm Jellyfish ‎ (Created page with "Jellyfish or jellies are the major non-polyp form of individuals of the phylum Cnidaria. They are typified as free-swimming marine animals consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-sha...") (current)
19:25, 7 October 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+518)‎ . . N Sargassum ‎ (Created page with "Sargassum is a genus of brown (class Phaeophyceae) macroalgae (seaweed) in the order Fucales. Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the...") (current)
19:24, 7 October 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+278)‎ . . N Benthos ‎ (Created page with "Benthos is the community of organisms which live on, in, or near the seabed, also known as the benthic zone. This community lives in or near marine sedimentary environments, from...") (current)
19:23, 7 October 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+222)‎ . . N Plankton ‎ (Created page with "Plankton (singular plankter) are a diverse group of organisms that live in the water column and cannot swim against a current. They provide a crucial source of food to many large...") (current)
15:57, 25 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+312)‎ . . N Baeyer's reagent ‎ (Created page with "Baeyer's reagent, named after the German organic chemist Adolf von Baeyer, is used in organic chemistry as a qualitative test for the presence of unsaturation, such as double bon...") (current)
15:54, 25 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Prokaryotic initiation factor-3 ‎ (current)
15:53, 25 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+617)‎ . . N Prokaryotic initiation factor-3 ‎ (Created page with "Prokaryotic initiation factor-3 (IF3) is a prokaryotic initiation factor. IF3 is not universally found in all bacterial species but in E. coli it is required for the 30S subunit ...")
15:53, 25 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+46)‎ . . N Initiation factor 3 ‎ (Redirected page to Prokaryotic initiation factor-3) (current)
15:53, 25 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+417)‎ . . N Prokaryotic initiation factor-1 ‎ (Created page with "Prokaryotic initiation factor-1 (IF1) is a prokaryotic initiation factor. IF1 associates with the 30S ribosomal subunit in the A site and prevents an aminoacyl-tRNA from entering...") (current)
15:52, 25 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+46)‎ . . N Initiation Factor 1 ‎ (Redirected page to Prokaryotic initiation factor-1) (current)
17:56, 24 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (-65)‎ . . Aurora borealis ‎ (current)
17:56, 24 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+729)‎ . . N Aurora borealis ‎ (Created page with "An aurora is a natural light display in the sky (from the Latin word aurora, "sunrise" or the Roman goddess of dawn), especially in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regio...")
20:32, 18 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,056)‎ . . N Diatom ‎ (Created page with "Diatoms are a major group of algae, and are among the most common types of phytoplankton. Most diatoms are unicellular, although they can exist as colonies in the shape of filame...") (current)
21:11, 12 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+232)‎ . . N Mucophagy ‎ (Created page with "Mucophagy is feeding on mucus of fishes or invertebrates. It may also refer to consumption of mucus or dried mucus in primates. There are mucophagous parasites, such as some sea...") (current)
21:10, 12 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+388)‎ . . N Rhinotillexis ‎ (Created page with "Nose-picking is the act of extracting nasal mucus with one's finger (rhinotillexis) and may include the succeeding action (mucophagy) of ingesting the mucus picked from the n...") (current)
12:09, 25 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+293)‎ . . N Velella velella ‎ (Created page with "Velella is a cosmopolitan genus of free-floating hydrozoans that live on the surface of the open ocean. There is only one known species, Velella velella, in the genus. ''Velella ...") (current)
17:36, 23 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+137)‎ . . N Abalone ‎ (Created page with "Abalone is a common name for any of a group of small to very large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae.") (current)
13:28, 21 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+29)‎ . . N Angioectasias ‎ (Redirected page to Telangiectases) (current)
13:27, 21 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+6)‎ . . Telangiectases ‎ (current)
21:55, 19 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+649)‎ . . N Musth ‎ (Created page with "Musth or must is a periodic condition in bull (male) elephants, characterized by highly aggressive behavior and accompanied by a large rise in reproductive hormones. Testosterone...") (current)
19:29, 14 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+6)‎ . . Nickel titanium ‎ (current)
19:29, 14 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+180)‎ . . N Nickel titanium ‎ (Created page with "Nickel titanium, also known as nitinol, is a metal alloy of nickel and titanium, where the two elements are present in roughly equal atomic percentages e.g. Nitinol 55, Nitinol 60.")
19:29, 14 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+30)‎ . . N Nitinol ‎ (Redirected page to Nickel titanium) (current)
15:16, 7 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+552)‎ . . N Hedonic adaptation ‎ (Created page with "The idea is that no matter how good something makes us feel (or, for the record, how bad), most of the time we drift back to where we started, emotionally-speaking. One often-cit...") (current)
15:09, 7 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+290)‎ . . N Spidroin ‎ (Created page with "Spidroin is the main type of protein in a spider's dragline silk. It is part of a unique family of large, structural proteins that make up the bulk of spider silk fibers. There a...") (current)
22:17, 29 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (0)‎ . . Somnambulism ‎
21:30, 16 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (-2)‎ . . Homework ‎ (current)
21:30, 16 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+2,862)‎ . . N Homework ‎ (Created page with "Homework is extra work assigned to be completed by the assignee at home. The term is generally used to refer to primary or secondary school assignments as opposed to college-leve...")
18:19, 13 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,436)‎ . . N Physics ‎ (Created page with "Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space-time, as well as all applicable concepts, such as energy and force. More broadly, it i...") (current)
18:29, 11 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+530)‎ . . N Quokka ‎ (Created page with "The Quokka (''Setonix brachyurus''), the only member of the genus Setonix, is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. Like other marsupials in the macropod family (suc...") (current)
23:45, 10 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+19)‎ . . N Odour ‎ (Redirected page to Odor) (current)
23:45, 10 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+572)‎ . . N Odor ‎ (Created page with "An odor or odour or fragrance (commonly referred to as a smell) is caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds, generally at a very low concentration, that humans or oth...") (current)
23:45, 10 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+66)‎ . . N Osmophore ‎ (Created page with "The group of atoms responsible for the odor of a compound.") (current)
16:46, 9 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+851)‎ . . N Norwalk virus ‎ (Created page with "Norwalk virus was known as norovirus or winter vomiting virus, which was originally named after Norwalk, Ohio, in the United States, where an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis oc...") (current)
13:09, 8 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+26)‎ . . N Speaking in Tongues ‎ (Redirected page to Glossolalia) (current)
13:08, 8 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+342)‎ . . N Glossolalia ‎ (Created page with "Glossolalia, often understood among Protestant Christians as speaking in tongues, is the fluid vocalizing of speech-like syllables that lack any readily comprehended meaning, in ...") (current)
22:13, 28 May 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+947)‎ . . N Code Blue ‎ (Created page with ""Code Blue" is generally used to indicate a patient requiring resuscitation or otherwise in need of immediate medical attention, most often as the result of a respiratory arrest ...") (current)
21:36, 18 May 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+261)‎ . . N Dorsal fin ‎ (Created page with "A dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of various unrelated marine and freshwater vertebrates, including most fish, cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), and the (exti...") (current)
21:36, 18 May 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+286)‎ . . N Lissodelphis peronii ‎ (Created page with "The southern right whale dolphin (''Lissodelphis peronii'') is a small and slender species of mammal found in cool waters of the southern hemisphere. The dolphin is one of two sp...") (current)
20:47, 16 May 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+488)‎ . . N Diaethria anna ‎ (Created page with "Anna's Eighty-eight (''Diaethria anna'') is a butterfly in wet tropical forests in Central America and South America. On rare occasions, it can be found as a stray in south Texas...") (current)
11:05, 11 May 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+50)‎ . . N Firenado ‎ (Created page with "A firenado is a weather-hybrid a tornado and fire.") (current)
10:57, 11 May 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,213)‎ . . N Iridescent cloud ‎ (Created page with "When parts of clouds are thin and have similar size droplets, diffraction can make them shine with colours like a corona. In fact, the colours are essentially corona fragments. T...") (current)
22:23, 8 May 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+222)‎ . . N Savant syndrome ‎ (Created page with "Savant syndrome is a condition in which a person with a mental disability, such as an autism spectrum disorder, demonstrates profound and prodigious capacities or abilities far i...") (current)
01:19, 8 May 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+585)‎ . . N Oomycota ‎ (Created page with "Species of this phylum all produce motile biflagellate zoospores or planogametes. This is a large, important group of zoosporic fungi that have biflagellate zoospores, one flage...") (current)
17:24, 1 May 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+598)‎ . . N Spain ‎ (Created page with "Spain is a sovereign state and a member state of the European Union. It is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east...") (current)
17:24, 1 May 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+383)‎ . . N Java mouse-deer ‎ (Created page with "The Java mouse-deer (''Tragulus javanicus''), is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae. When it reaches maturity it is about the size of a rabbit, making it on...") (current)
01:00, 28 April 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+99)‎ . . Phosphate ‎ (current)
23:18, 27 April 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,131)‎ . . N Phosphate ‎ (Created page with "In biological molecules, phosphorus occurs mainly in the form of acidic phosphate groups. File:Phosp.gif Phosphorus normally has a valence of 5. Its most common functional ...")
23:16, 27 April 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+9)‎ . . N File:Phosp.gif ‎ (Phosphate) (current)
16:49, 14 April 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+94)‎ . . N Egocentric ‎ (Created page with "Thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centered.") (current)
19:31, 13 April 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+12)‎ . . Chromatin ‎ (current)
17:11, 7 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+602)‎ . . N Suspended animation ‎ (Created page with "'''Suspended animation''' is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination. Breathing, heartbeat, and other involuntary functions may still occur, but they ...") (current)
01:11, 24 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+300)‎ . . N Skink ‎ (Created page with "Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae (the "true" or wall lizards), they comprise the superfamil...") (current)
22:25, 16 February 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+533)‎ . . N James's Flamingoes ‎ (Created page with "James's Flamingo (''Phoenicoparrus jamesi'') is also known as the Puna Flamingo. Named for Harry Berkeley James, it populates the high altitudes of Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile...") (current)
01:19, 7 January 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+306)‎ . . N Bamboo charcoal ‎ (Created page with "Bamboo charcoal is made up of pieces of bamboo, which are taken from plants five years or older and burned inside an oven at temperatures over 120 °C. It benefits environmental ...") (current)
18:51, 1 December 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+10)‎ . . Travertine ‎ (current)
14:02, 7 November 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+233)‎ . . N Alopecia universalis ‎ (Created page with "Alopecia universalis or alopecia areata universalis is a medical condition involving rapid loss of all hair, including eyebrows and eyelashes. It is the most severe form of alope...") (current)
14:01, 7 November 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+225)‎ . . N Alopecia totalis ‎ (Created page with "Alopecia totalis is the loss of all head hair. Its causes are unclear, but believed to be autoimmune. Stress is thought to be a contributor in alopecia areata. However, many with...") (current)
14:01, 7 November 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+112)‎ . . N Alopecia areata ‎ (Created page with "Alopecia areata is a condition in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body, usually from the scalp.") (current)
14:01, 7 November 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+429)‎ . . N Hair loss ‎ (Created page with "Hair loss or baldness is a loss of hair from the head or body. Baldness can refer to general hair loss or male pattern baldness specifically. Some types of baldness can be caused...") (current)
14:00, 7 November 2013 (diff | hist) . . (-50)‎ . . Cutis Verticis Gyrata ‎ (current)
13:59, 7 November 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+801)‎ . . N Cutis Verticis Gyrata ‎ (Created page with "Cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) is a superficial medical condition usually associated with thickening of the scalp.[1] The condition was first described by Alibert in 1837. Sufferer...")
20:11, 20 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+388)‎ . . N Non-homologous end joining ‎ (Created page with "Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) is a pathway that repairs double-strand breaks in DNA. NHEJ is referred to as "non-homologous" because the break ends are directly ligated witho...") (current)
13:13, 20 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+39)‎ . . N Adenophyophysis ‎ (Redirected page to Anterior pituitary gland) (current)
13:08, 20 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+187)‎ . . N AMPA ‎ (Created page with "AMPA (α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid) is a compound that is a specific agonist for the AMPA receptor, where it mimics the effects of the neurotransmitter g...") (current)
13:06, 20 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+443)‎ . . N Hipposudoric acid ‎ (Created page with "Hipposudoric acid is a red pigment found in the skin secretions of the hippopotamus; although the secretions are often known as "blood sweat" (thus the name "hipposudoric", refer...") (current)
13:00, 20 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+360)‎ . . N Blue king crab ‎ (Created page with "The blue king crab, ''Paralithodes platypus'', is a species of king crab which lives near St. Matthew Island, the Pribilof Islands, and the Diomede Islands, Alaska, with further ...") (current)
14:35, 13 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+652)‎ . . N Trapezia rufopunctata ‎ (Created page with "''Trapezia rufopunctata'' is a species of guard crabs in the family Trapeziidae. ''T. rufopunctata'' can reach the size of about 5 cm. It has quite long, flattened clawed legs (c...") (current)
17:11, 8 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (-54)‎ . . Higgs boson ‎
17:10, 6 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Leptin ‎ (current)
17:10, 6 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+305)‎ . . N Lepidoptera ‎ (Created page with "Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies (both called '''lepidopterans'''). It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect ord...") (current)
17:09, 6 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+446)‎ . . N Caterpillar ‎ (Created page with "Caterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although ...") (current)
17:40, 29 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+544)‎ . . N Bismuth ‎ (Created page with "Bismuth is a chemical element with symbol Bi and atomic number 83. Bismuth, a pentavalent poor metal, chemically resembles arsenic and antimony. Elemental bismuth may occur natur...") (current)
18:54, 26 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+119)‎ . . N Rhinophyma ‎ (Created page with "Rhinophyma is a large, bulbous, ruddy nose caused by granulomatous infiltration, commonly due to untreated rosacea.") (current)
18:42, 26 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+330)‎ . . N Rosacea ‎ (Created page with "Rosacea is a chronic condition characterized by facial erythema (redness) and sometimes pimples. Rosacea affects all ages and has four subtypes, three affecting the skin and the ...") (current)
13:11, 25 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+312)‎ . . N Madagascar ‎ (Created page with "Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of Africa. T...") (current)
13:10, 25 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+1,137)‎ . . N Lemur ‎ (Created page with "Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. The word "lemur" derives from the word lemures (ghosts or spirits) from Roman mythology and was ...") (current)
13:05, 25 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+138)‎ . . N Electrowetting ‎ (Created page with "Electrowetting is the modification of the wetting properties of a surface (which is typically hydrophobic) with an applied electric field.") (current)
12:48, 22 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+82)‎ . . N Overexpression ‎ (Created page with "Excessive expression of a gene by producing too much of its effect or product. ") (current)
12:47, 22 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+27)‎ . . N Ras ‎ (Redirected page to Ras gene) (current)
12:47, 22 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+401)‎ . . N Tumor suppressor ‎ (Created page with "A tumor suppressor gene, or anti-oncogene, is a gene that protects a cell from one step on the path to cancer. When this gene is mutated to cause a loss or reduction in its funct...") (current)
12:47, 22 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+31)‎ . . N Tumor suppressor protein ‎ (Redirected page to Tumor suppressor) (current)
12:46, 22 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+427)‎ . . N P53 ‎ (Created page with "p53 (also known as protein 53 or tumor protein 53), is a tumor suppressor protein that in humans is encoded by the TP53 gene. p53 is crucial in multicellular organisms, where...") (current)
10:32, 22 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+8)‎ . . Retinoblastoma ‎ (current)
01:01, 22 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+503)‎ . . N Arabian Peninsula ‎ (Created page with "The Arabian Peninsula, also known as Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia situated north-east of Africa. The area is an important part of the Asian continent and plays a critic...") (current)
20:35, 20 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Nucleosome ‎ (current)
20:35, 20 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+697)‎ . . N Long interspersed elements ‎ (Created page with "Long INterspersed Elements are a group of genetic elements that are found in large numbers in eukaryotic genomes. They are transcribed to an RNA using an RNA polymerase II promot...") (current)
20:34, 20 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+509)‎ . . N Short interspersed elements ‎ (Created page with "Short interspersed elements ('''SINEs''') are highly repetitive sequences that retrotranspose into eukaryotic DNA through intermediates transcribed by RNA polymerase III (pol III...") (current)
20:32, 20 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+439)‎ . . N Variable Number Tandem Repeat ‎ (Created page with "A Variable Number Tandem Repeat (or '''VNTR''') is a location in a genome where a short nucleotide sequence is organized as a tandem repeat. These can be found on many chromosome...") (current)
20:32, 20 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+44)‎ . . N VNTR ‎ (Redirected page to Variable Number Tandem Repeat) (current)
23:39, 19 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+229)‎ . . N Copolymer ‎ (Created page with "A heteropolymer or copolymer is a polymer derived from two (or more) monomeric species, as opposed to a homopolymer where only one monomer is used. Copolymerization refers to met...") (current)
23:38, 19 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+24)‎ . . N Heteropolymer ‎ (Redirected page to Copolymer) (current)
23:38, 19 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+177)‎ . . N Polynucleotide phosphorylase ‎ (Created page with "Polynucleotide Phosphorylase (PNPase) is a bifunctional enzyme with a phosphorolytic 3' to 5' exoribonuclease activity and a 3'-terminal oligonucleotide polymerase activity. ") (current)
23:37, 19 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+143)‎ . . N Phosphorylase ‎ (Created page with "Phosphorylases are enzymes that catalyze the addition of a phosphate group from an inorganic phosphate (phosphate+hydrogen) to an acceptor. ") (current)
23:36, 19 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+110)‎ . . N N-formylmethionine ‎ (Created page with "N-formylmethionine is a modified amino acid, which serves as the starting amino acid in protein synthesis. ") (current)
14:43, 19 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+26)‎ . . N AUG ‎ (Redirected page to Start codon) (current)
14:40, 19 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+115)‎ . . N TATA box ‎ (Created page with "One of three features found in most promoters; the others are the transcriptional start site and response elements.") (current)
14:40, 19 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (-92)‎ . . TATA box: ‎ (Redirected page to TATA box) (current)
14:40, 19 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+23)‎ . . N TATA ‎ (Redirected page to TATA box) (current)
13:51, 18 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+29)‎ . . N Aminoacyl synthetase ‎ (Redirected page to Aminoacyl tRNA) (current)
13:50, 18 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+19)‎ . . N Messenger RNA ‎ (Redirected page to MRNA) (current)
13:50, 18 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+283)‎ . . N Differential splicing ‎ (Created page with "Alternative splicing is a regulated process during gene expression that results in a single gene coding for multiple proteins. In this process, particular exons of a gene may be ...") (current)
13:49, 18 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+153)‎ . . N Alkaptonuria ‎ (Created page with "Alkaptonuria ('''black urine disease''' or '''alcaptonuria''') is a rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism. ") (current)
12:49, 18 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+90)‎ . . N Electrophoresis ‎ (Created page with "A procedure that is often used to separate molecules by using their molecular charges. ") (current)
19:32, 17 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+753)‎ . . N Disulfide bridge ‎ (Created page with "A disulfide bridge is formed when a sulfur atom from one Cysteine forms a single covalent bond with a sulfur atom from a second Cysteine in a different part of the protein. T...") (current)
19:18, 17 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+626)‎ . . N SCN11A ‎ (Created page with "Voltage-gated sodium channels are membrane protein complexes that play a fundamental role in the rising phase of the action potential in most excitable cells. Alpha subunits, suc...") (current)
19:17, 17 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+172)‎ . . N Congenital analgesia ‎ (Created page with "Congenital insensitivity to pain, also known as '''congenital analgesia''', is one or more rare conditions in which a person cannot feel (and has never felt) physical pain.") (current)
17:18, 16 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+606)‎ . . N Hydroxyl radical ‎ (Created page with "The hydroxyl radical, •HO, is the neutral form of the hydroxide ion (HO–). Hydroxyl radicals are highly reactive and consequently short-lived; however, they form an important...") (current)
17:17, 16 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+720)‎ . . N Superoxide ‎ (Created page with "A superoxide, also known by the obsolete name hyperoxide, is a compound that contains the superoxide anion with the chemical formula O2−. The systematic name of the ...") (current)
17:17, 16 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+25)‎ . . N Superoxides ‎ (Redirected page to Superoxide) (current)
17:15, 16 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+382)‎ . . N 5-bromouracil ‎ (Created page with "5-Bromouracil (or 5-bromo-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione or 5-BrU or 5-BU) is a brominated derivative of uracil that acts as an antimetabolite or base analog, substituting for thymin...") (current)
17:15, 16 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+117)‎ . . N 2-aminopurine ‎ (Created page with "2-Aminopurine, an analog of guanine and adenine, is a fluorescent molecular marker used in nucleic acid research. ") (current)
17:15, 16 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+134)‎ . . N Nitrous acid ‎ (Created page with "Nitrous acid (molecular formula HNO2) is a weak and monobasic acid known only in solution and in the form of nitrite salts.") (current)
16:25, 15 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+92)‎ . . N Cosmic rays ‎ (Created page with "Cosmic rays are very high-energy particles, mainly originating outside the Solar System. ") (current)
16:24, 15 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+391)‎ . . N X-ray ‎ (Created page with "X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range...") (current)
16:23, 15 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+117)‎ . . N Pyrimidine dimer ‎ (Created page with "Pyrimidine dimers are molecular lesions formed from thymine or cytosine bases in DNA via photochemical reactions. ") (current)
16:22, 15 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+46)‎ . . N Trinucleotide ‎ (Created page with "A triplet of nucleotides; a codon. ") (current)
13:38, 14 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+305)‎ . . N RAD51 ‎ (Created page with "RAD51 is an eukaryote gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the RAD51 protein family which assist in repair of DNA double strand breaks. RAD51 family members are ...") (current)
13:38, 14 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+333)‎ . . N RecA ‎ (Created page with "RecA is a 38 kilodalton protein essential for the repair and maintenance of DNA. A RecA structural and functional homolog has been found in every species in which one has been se...") (current)
13:36, 14 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+1,647)‎ . . N Heteroduplex ‎ (Created page with "A heteroduplex is a double-stranded (duplex) molecule of nucleic acid originated through the genetic recombination of single complementary strands derived from different sources,...") (current)
13:28, 14 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+38)‎ . . N Genetic suppression ‎ (Redirected page to Suppressor mutation) (current)
13:27, 14 September 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+182)‎ . . N Reverse mutation ‎ (Created page with "One in which the wild-type phenotype is restored; such organisms are called revertants. Reverse mutation is also referred to as a '''back mutation''' or '''reversion mutation...") (current)
17:14, 13 August 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+619)‎ . . N Pupula duplex ‎ (Created page with "Pupula duplex — commonly called double pupil — is a medical condition, in which one's eye or eyes has two pupils. In popular culture, it is thought to be a sign of the evil e...") (current)
13:49, 4 August 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+728)‎ . . N Class M star ‎ (Created page with "'''Class M Stars''' are the most common type of stars in the galaxy, composing about 76% of the main sequence stars in our region of the galaxy. They are the next category colder...") (current)
22:54, 3 August 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+136)‎ . . N Microbicidal ‎ (Created page with "A microbicide is any biocidal compound or substance whose purpose is to reduce the infectivity of microbes, such as viruses or bacteria.") (current)
21:50, 29 July 2013 (diff | hist) . . (-2)‎ . . Intergluteal cleft ‎ (current)
21:50, 29 July 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+690)‎ . . N Intergluteal cleft ‎ (Created page with "The intergluteal cleft, also known as the natal cleft, the vertical gluteal crease, the gluteal cleft, and, colloquially, the "butt crack" or "ass crack", is the groove between t...")
20:46, 3 July 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Hemodialysis ‎ (current)
22:33, 14 June 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+218)‎ . . N Sinusitis ‎ (Created page with "Sinusitis or '''rhinosinusitis''' is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses. It can be due to infection, allergy, or autoimmune issues. Most cases are due to a viral infection and...") (current)
22:32, 14 June 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+235)‎ . . N Temporomandibular joint syndrome ‎ (Created page with "Temporomandibular joint syndrome is an umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints ...") (current)
22:30, 14 June 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+122)‎ . . N Colloquially ‎ (Created page with "Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; '''informal'''. ") (current)
22:29, 14 June 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+363)‎ . . N Fontanelle ‎ (Created page with "A fontanelle (or fontanel) (colloquially, '''soft spot''') is an anatomical feature on an infant's skull comprised by any of the soft membranous gaps between the incompletely...") (current)
22:28, 14 June 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+114)‎ . . N Microcephaly ‎ (Created page with "The premature closure of all of the cranial sutures results in restricted brain growth and an undersized head. ") (current)
22:26, 14 June 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+834)‎ . . N Craniostenosis ‎ (Created page with "Craniosynostosis is a condition in which one or more of the fibrous sutures in an infant skull prematurely fuses by turning into bone (ossification), thereby changing the growth ...") (current)
16:18, 31 May 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+128)‎ . . N Joint effusion ‎ (Created page with "A joint effusion is the presence of increased intra-articular fluid. It may affect any joint. Commonly it involves the knee. ") (current)
22:36, 14 May 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+235)‎ . . N Hydrophobin ‎ (Created page with "Hydrophobins are a group of small (~100 amino acids) cysteine-rich proteins that are expressed only by filamentous fungi. They are known for their ability to form a hydrophobic (...") (current)
20:17, 10 May 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+20)‎ . . N Connectin ‎ (Redirected page to Titin) (current)
20:17, 10 May 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+412)‎ . . N Titin ‎ (Created page with "Titin, also known as '''connectin''', is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TTN gene. Titin is a giant protein that functions as a molecular spring which is responsible f...") (current)
17:13, 18 April 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+276)‎ . . N Strongyloides stercoralis ‎ (Created page with "''Strongyloides stercoralis'' is the scientific name of a human parasitic roundworm causing the disease of strongyloidiasis. Its common name is pinworm in the UK and threadworm i...") (current)
12:42, 11 April 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+222)‎ . . Hirsutism ‎ (current)
12:41, 11 April 2013 (diff | hist) . . (-184)‎ . . Hirsuitism ‎ (Redirected page to Hirsutism) (current)
12:40, 11 April 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+6)‎ . . Hirsutism ‎
22:12, 2 April 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+313)‎ . . N Chimera ‎ (Created page with "A chimera or chimaera is a single organism (usually an animal) that is composed of two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated from different ...") (current)
12:53, 9 March 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+103)‎ . . N Synergism ‎ (Created page with "The joint action of agents, as drugs, that when taken together increase each other's effectiveness. ") (current)
11:30, 9 March 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+193)‎ . . N Diisopropyl fluorophosphate ‎ (Created page with "Diisopropyl fluorophosphate is an oily, colorless liquid with the chemical formula C6H14FO3P. It is used in medicine and as an organophosphorus i...") (current)
23:34, 7 March 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+26)‎ . . N Adrenaline ‎ (Redirected page to Epinephrine) (current)
23:34, 7 March 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Epinephrine ‎ (current)
18:43, 27 February 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+126)‎ . . Ionotropic receptor ‎ (current)
23:09, 26 February 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+159)‎ . . N Performance management ‎ (Created page with "Performance management is an approach that combines goal setting, performance appraisals, and training and development into a unified and ongoing process. ") (current)
23:01, 26 February 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+118)‎ . . N Performance appraisal ‎ (Created page with "Performance appraisals are evaluations of employee performance that give feedback and suggestions for improvement. ") (current)
23:26, 19 February 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+214)‎ . . N Petit mal seizure ‎ (Created page with "Absence seizures are one of several kinds of seizures. These seizures are sometimes referred to as petit mal seizures (from the French for "little illness", a term dating from th...") (current)
22:51, 24 December 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+424)‎ . . N Atheroma ‎ (Created page with "In pathology, an '''atheroma''' is an accumulation and swelling in artery walls made up of (mostly) macrophage cells, or debris, and containing lipids (cholesterol and fatty acid...") (current)
00:50, 21 December 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+362)‎ . . Deoxyribonucleic acid ‎ (current)
00:50, 21 December 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-316)‎ . . Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ‎ (Redirected page to Deoxyribonucleic acid) (current)
00:49, 21 December 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+257)‎ . . N Deoxyribonucleic acid ‎ (Created page with "Deoxyribonucleic acid is the basis and genetic instruction of all living things. A DNA molecule consists of two strands of nucleotides coiled around each other to form a doub...")
00:49, 21 December 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-218)‎ . . DNA ‎ (Redirected page to Deoxyribonucleic acid) (current)
17:32, 15 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+370)‎ . . Auxin ‎ (current)
17:19, 15 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,374)‎ . . N Generativity ‎ (Created page with "Generativity in essence describes a self-contained system from which its user draws an independent ability to create, generate, or produce new content unique to that system witho...") (current)
19:14, 11 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+342)‎ . . N Hydrocephalus ‎ (Created page with "Hydrocephalus is a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling. Hydrocephalus means "water on the brain." Hydrocephalus is due to a problem with the flow of th...") (current)
19:08, 11 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+6,017)‎ . . N Pull-down assay ‎ (Created page with "The pull-down assay is an in vitro method used to determine a physical interaction between two or more proteins. Pull-down assays are useful for both confirming the existence of ...") (current)
19:05, 11 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+837)‎ . . N File:Pull-down-shematic-734px.jpg ‎ (General schematic of a pull-down assay. A pull-down assay is a small-scale affinity purification technique similar to immunoprecipitation, except that the antibody is replaced by some other affinity system. In this case, the affinity system consists of a ) (current)
13:38, 18 September 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+12)‎ . . Allograft ‎ (current)
14:21, 9 September 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+315)‎ . . N Net Ecosystem Production ‎ (Created page with "Net Ecosystem Production (NEP) is a measurement of the net gain (or loss) of energy/carbon in a system over a period of time. NEP, therefore, is NPP minus energy lost through...")
14:21, 9 September 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+292)‎ . . N Net Ecosystem Exchange ‎ (Created page with "Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) is an instantaneous measurement of the inward and outward flows of carbon within an ecosystem. NEE is measured by eddy-flux towers to determine t...") (current)
22:37, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+101)‎ . . N Urticaria ‎ (Created page with "Severe itching associated with hives, usually linked to food allergy, stress, or drug re-actions. ")
22:37, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+23)‎ . . N Splenomegaly ‎ (Created page with "An enlarged spleen. ") (current)
22:37, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+106)‎ . . N Pathogenic ‎ (Created page with "An adjective term to describe something—such as bacteria, viruses, or toxins—that produce disease. ") (current)
22:36, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+118)‎ . . Lymphedema ‎ (current)
22:36, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+150)‎ . . Inflammation ‎ (current)
22:36, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+57)‎ . . N Hives ‎ (Created page with "Appearance of wheals as part of an allergic reaction. ") (current)
22:35, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+132)‎ . . N Pathology ‎ (Created page with "A branch of medicine concerned with determining the underlying causes and development of diseases. Physician is an immunologist. ") (current)
22:35, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+158)‎ . . N Immunology ‎ (Created page with "A branch of medicine concerned with diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases and other disorders of the immune system. Physician is an immunologist. ") (current)
22:35, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+70)‎ . . N Allergist ‎ (Created page with "A physician who specializes in testing for and treating allergies. ") (current)
22:34, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+46)‎ . . N Thrombopenia ‎ (Created page with "The condition of having too few platelets. ")
22:34, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+47)‎ . . N Thrombocytosis ‎ (Created page with "The condition of having too many platelets. ") (current)
22:34, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+57)‎ . . Leukopenia ‎ (current)
22:34, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+55)‎ . . N Leukocytosis ‎ (Created page with "The condition of having too many white blood cells. ") (current)
22:33, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+157)‎ . . N Leukemia ‎ (Created page with "Cancer of the white blood cell–forming red bone marrow resulting in a large number of abnormal and immature white blood cells circulating in the blood. ") (current)
22:33, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+112)‎ . . Thalassemia ‎
22:32, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+182)‎ . . Sickle-cell anemia ‎
22:32, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+128)‎ . . N Polycythemia vera ‎ (Created page with "Production of too many red blood cells by the bone marrow. Blood becomes too thick to easily flow through the blood vessels. ") (current)
22:32, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+151)‎ . . Pernicious anemia ‎ (current)
22:31, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+79)‎ . . N Iron-deficiency anemia ‎ (Created page with "Anemia resulting from not having sufficient iron to manufacture hemoglobin. ") (current)
22:31, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+175)‎ . . N Hypochromic anemia ‎ (Created page with "Anemia resulting from having insufficient hemoglobin in the erythrocytes. Named because the hemoglobin molecule is responsible for the dark red color of the erythro-cytes. ") (current)
22:31, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+157)‎ . . N Hemolytic reaction ‎ (Created page with "The destruction of a patient’s erythrocytes that occurs when receiving a transfusion of an incompatible blood type. Also called a transfusion reaction. ") (current)
22:30, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+77)‎ . . N Hemolytic anemia ‎ (Created page with "An anemia that develops as the result of the destruction of erythrocytes. ") (current)
22:30, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+52)‎ . . N Erythropenia ‎ (Created page with "The condition of having too few red blood cells. ") (current)
22:30, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+53)‎ . . Nm Erythrocytosis ‎ (Created page with "The condition of having too many red blood cells. ") (current)
22:30, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+219)‎ . . N Aplastic anemia ‎ (Created page with "Severe form of anemia that develops as a consequence of loss of functioning red bone marrow. Results in a decrease in the number of all the formed elements. Treatment may eventua...") (current)
22:29, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+189)‎ . . Anemia ‎ (current)
22:29, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+152)‎ . . N Septicemia ‎ (Created page with "Having bacteria or their toxins in the bloodstream. Sepsis is a term that means putrefaction or infection. Commonly referred to as blood poisoning. ") (current)
22:27, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+32)‎ . . N Pancytopenia ‎ (Created page with "Having too few of all cells. ") (current)
22:27, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+164)‎ . . N Hyperlipidemia ‎ (Created page with "Condition of having too high a level of lipids such as cholesterol in the bloodstream. A risk factor for developing atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. ") (current)
22:27, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+216)‎ . . N Hemophilia ‎ (Created page with "Hereditary blood disease in which blood clotting time is prolonged due to a lack of one vital clotting factor. It is transmitted by a sex-linked trait from females to males, appe...") (current)
22:26, 27 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+33)‎ . . Hemorrhage ‎ (current)
13:13, 26 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+404)‎ . . N Xeroderma ‎ (Created page with "A term that describes dry skin. This condition involves the integumentary system, which in most cases can safely be treated with emollients and/or moisturizers. Xeroderma occurs ...") (current)
11:00, 22 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+50)‎ . . N Brush burn ‎ (Created page with "An injury of the skin due to intense friction. ") (current)
02:10, 15 August 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+621)‎ . . N Glaucus Atlanticus ‎ (Created page with "''Glaucus atlanticus'' is a species of small-sized blue sea slug, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Glaucidae. This is the only species in the...") (current)
17:05, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+81)‎ . . Heterotrophic ‎ (current)
17:04, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+127)‎ . . N Cybercrime ‎ (Created page with "Any crime perpetrated through the use of computer technology. Also, any violation of a federal or state cybercrime statute. ") (current)
17:03, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+113)‎ . . N Transnational Organized Crime ‎ (Created page with "Unlawful activity undertaken and supported by organized criminal groups operating across national boundaries. ") (current)
17:03, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+256)‎ . . N Organized Crime ‎ (Created page with "The unlawful activities of the members of a highly organized, disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods and services, including gambling, prostitution, loan-shar...") (current)
17:03, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+348)‎ . . N White-Collar Crime ‎ (Created page with "Violations of the criminal law committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his or her occupation. Also, nonviolent crime for financial gain ut...") (current)
17:02, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+210)‎ . . N Corporate Crime ‎ (Created page with "A violation of a criminal statute by a corporate entity or by its executives, employees, or agents acting on behalf of and for the benefit of the corporation, partnership, or oth...") (current)
17:02, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+226)‎ . . N Hate Crime ‎ (Created page with "A criminal offense committed against a person, property, or society which is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual...") (current)
17:01, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+490)‎ . . N Stalking ‎ (Created page with "Repeated harassing and threatening behavior by one individual against another, aspects of which may be planned or carried out in secret. Stalking might involve following a person...") (current)
17:01, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+109)‎ . . N Cyberstalking ‎ (Created page with "The use of the Internet, e-mail, and other electronic communication technologies to stalk another person. ") (current)
17:01, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+172)‎ . . N Crime Typology ‎ (Created page with "A classification of crimes along a particular dimension, such as legal categories, offender motivation, victim behavior, or the characteristics of individual offenders. ") (current)
17:00, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+83)‎ . . N Dark Figure of Crime ‎ (Created page with "Crime that is not reported to the police and that remains unknown to officials. ") (current)
16:59, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+399)‎ . . N Arson ‎ (Created page with "Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another...") (current)
16:59, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+328)‎ . . N Identity Theft ‎ (Created page with "A crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of information, such as Social Security and driver’s license numbers, to obtain credit, merchandise, and services in the name of...") (current)
16:58, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+324)‎ . . N Motor Vehicle Theft ‎ (Created page with "The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. Motor vehicle is defined as a self-propelled road vehicle that runs on land surface and not on rails. The stealing of trains, pla...") (current)
16:58, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+376)‎ . . N Larceny-Theft ‎ (Created page with "The unlawful taking or attempted taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property, from the possession or constructive possession of another. Motor vehicles are excluded. La...") (current)
16:58, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+389)‎ . . N Burglary ‎ (Created page with "The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft (excludes tents, trailers, and other mobile units used for recreational purposes). Under the UCR/NIBRS program, th...") (current)
16:58, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+311)‎ . . N Aggravated Assault ‎ (Created page with "The unlawful, intentional inflicting, or attempted or threatened inflicting, of serious injury upon the person of another. While aggravated assault and simple assault are standar...") (current)
16:57, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+317)‎ . . N Assault ‎ (Created page with "An unlawful attack by one person upon another. Historically, assault meant only the attempt to inflict injury on another person; a completed act constituted the separate offense ...") (current)
16:57, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+453)‎ . . N Robbery ‎ (Created page with "The unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another by force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. Armed robbery differ...") (current)
16:56, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+218)‎ . . N Date Rape ‎ (Created page with "Unlawful forced sexual intercourse with a female against her will that occurs within the context of a dating relationship. Date rape, or acquaintance rape, is a subcategory of ra...") (current)
16:56, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+133)‎ . . N Sexual Battery ‎ (Created page with "Intentional and wrongful physical contact with a person, without his or her consent, that entails a sexual component or purpose. ") (current)
16:56, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+370)‎ . . N Forcible Rape ‎ (Created page with "The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. For statistical reporting purposes, the FBI defines forcible rape as “unlawful sexual intercourse with a female,...") (current)
16:55, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+287)‎ . . N Rape ‎ (Created page with "Unlawful sexual intercourse achieved through force and without consent. Broadly speaking, the term rape has been applied to a wide variety of sexual attacks and may include same-...") (current)
16:55, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+201)‎ . . N Murder ‎ (Created page with "The unlawful killing of a human being. Murder is a generic term that in common usage may include first- and second-degree murder, manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, and othe...")
16:55, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+212)‎ . . N Clearance Rate ‎ (Created page with "A traditional measure of investigative effectiveness that compares the number of crimes reported or discovered to the number of crimes solved through arrest or other means (such ...") (current)
16:54, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+236)‎ . . N National Incident-Based Reporting System ‎ (Created page with "An incident-based reporting system that collects detailed data on every single crime occurrence. NIBRS data is replacing the kinds of summary data that have traditionally been pr...") (current)
16:54, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+211)‎ . . N National Crime Victimization Survey ‎ (Created page with "An annual survey of selected American households conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to determine the extent of criminal victimization—especially unreported victimiza...") (current)
16:53, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+274)‎ . . N Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program ‎ (Created page with "A statistical reporting program run by the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) division. The UCR Program publishes Crime in the United States, which provides an ...") (current)
16:41, 31 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,194)‎ . . N Cochlear implant ‎ (Created page with "A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. Cochlear implan...") (current)
22:23, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+717)‎ . . N Tyrosinase ‎ (Created page with "In molecular biology, Tyrosinase, refers to an oxidase, which is the rate limiting enzyme for controlling the production of melanin. It is mainly involved in two distinct reactio...") (current)
22:22, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+852)‎ . . N Variable expressivity ‎ (Created page with "Variable expressivity is exactly as it sounds; persons with the same gene or changed gene in their genotypes can have phenotypes that vary. An example of variable expressivity is...") (current)
22:20, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+119)‎ . . N Incomplete penetrance ‎ (Created page with "Referring to the presence of a gene that is not phenotypically expressed in all members of a family with the gene. ")
22:18, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+48)‎ . . N Single-stranded binding protein ‎ (Redirected page to Single-strand binding protein) (current)
22:18, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+393)‎ . . N Coenzyme A ‎ (Created page with "Coenzyme A is a coenzyme, notable for its role in the synthesis and oxidation of fatty acids, and the oxidation of pyruvate in the citric acid cycle. All sequenced genomes encode...") (current)
22:17, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2)‎ . . Ligase ‎ (current)
22:17, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+26)‎ . . N Chiasmata ‎ (Redirected page to Chiasma) (current)
22:16, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+20)‎ . . Chiasma ‎ (current)
22:15, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+143)‎ . . N Selective media ‎ (Created page with "Selective media is culture medium that allows the growth of certain types of organisms, while inhibiting the growth of other organisms. ") (current)
22:12, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,002)‎ . . N Aspartame ‎ (Created page with "Aspartame is an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages. In the European Union, it is codified as E951. Aspartame is a methyl ...") (current)
22:11, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,374)‎ . . N Phenylalanine ‎ (Created page with "Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid (a building block for proteins in the body), meaning the body needs it for health but cannot make it. You have to get it from food. Pheny...")
21:59, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+330)‎ . . N Tetrad ‎ (Created page with "A bivalent, sometimes referred to as a tetrad, is a pair of associated homologous chromosomes held together by a complex after chromosome replication. During meiosis (the Pro...") (current)
21:57, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+250)‎ . . N Tetratype tetrad ‎ (Created page with "Tetratype tetrads (TT) contain four different kinds of haploid cells: two parental spores and two recombinant spores. When two genes are not linked, tetratypes arise when a c...") (current)
21:57, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+163)‎ . . N Nonparental ditype ‎ (Created page with "Nonparental ditypes (NPD) contain four recombinant haploid cells because the two parental alleles have recombined to form a nonparental combination of alleles. ") (current)
21:56, 27 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+102)‎ . . N Parental ditype ‎ (Created page with "Parental ditypes (PD) contain four haploid cells with the same alleles seen in the parental class. ") (current)
23:11, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+177)‎ . . N RNA primer ‎ (Created page with "An RNA primer is several complementary strands of RNA added to the lagging strand of DNA by RNA polymerase. It will begin synthesis of the lagging strand in DNA replication. ") (current)
17:45, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+276)‎ . . N Nalidixic acid ‎ (Created page with "Nalidixic acid is the first of the synthetic quinolone antibiotics. In the technical sense, it is a naphthyridone, not a quinolone: its ring structure is a 1,8-naphthyridines...") (current)
17:44, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+351)‎ . . N Quinolone ‎ (Created page with "The quinolones are a family of synthetic broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs The first generation of the quinolones begins with the introduction of nalidixic acid in 1962 for trea...") (current)
17:43, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+45)‎ . . N Hyperthermophile ‎ (Redirected page to Hyperthermophilic bacteria) (current)
17:43, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+523)‎ . . N Hyperthermophilic bacteria ‎ (Created page with "A hyperthermophile is an organism that thrives in extremely hot environments— from 60 degrees C (140 degrees F) upwards. An optimal temperature for the existence of hyperth...") (current)
17:42, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,000)‎ . . N Topoisomerase ‎ (Created page with "Topoisomerases are enzymes that regulate the overwinding or underwinding of DNA. The winding problem of DNA arises due to the intertwined nature of its double helical structure. ...") (current)
17:41, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+688)‎ . . N Nonhomologous end joining ‎ (Created page with "Nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) is an error-prone repair process that repairs double-strand breaks occurring before DNA replication. If a double-stranded break damages a eukaryo...") (current)
17:40, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+36)‎ . . N Sister chromatid ‎ (Redirected page to Sister chromatids) (current)
17:40, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+815)‎ . . N Synthesis-dependent strand annealing ‎ (Created page with "Synthesis-dependent strand annealing (SDSA) is an error-free process that repairs double-strand breaks occurring after the completion of DNA replication. When a double-stranded b...") (current)
17:36, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+994)‎ . . N Photolyase ‎ (Created page with "Photolyases are DNA repair enzymes that repair damage caused by exposure to ultraviolet light. This enzyme mechanism requires visible light, preferentially from the violet/blue e...") (current)
12:30, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+151)‎ . . N Transcriptase ‎ (Created page with "A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of RNA from a DNA template in the process of transcription. Compare with: Reverse transcriptase") (current)
12:26, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,015)‎ . . N Insertion sequence ‎ (Created page with "An insertion sequence (also known as an IS, an insertion sequence element, or an IS element) is a short DNA sequence that acts as a simple transposable element. Insertion sequenc...")
12:22, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,367)‎ . . N Angelman syndrome ‎ (Created page with "Angelman syndrome is a complex genetic disorder that primarily affects the nervous system. Characteristic features of this condition include delayed development, intellectual dis...") (current)
12:21, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+347)‎ . . N Prader-Willi syndrome ‎ (Created page with "Prader-Willi syndrome is a congenital (present from birth) disease. It affects many parts of the body. People with this condition are obese, have reduced muscle tone and mental a...") (current)
12:20, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+246)‎ . . N Uniparental disomy ‎ (Created page with "Uniparental disomy (UPD) occurs when a person receives two copies of a chromosome, or part of a chromosome, from one parent and no copies from the other parent. UPD could involve...") (current)
12:19, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+528)‎ . . N Chromosome 15 ‎ (Created page with "Chromosome 15 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 15 spans about 106 million base pairs (the building ...") (current)
12:05, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+128)‎ . . N Homodimer ‎ (Created page with "A protein composed of two polypeptide chains that are identical in the order, number, and kind of their amino acid residues. ") (current)
12:05, 26 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+626)‎ . . N Arabinose ‎ (Created page with "Arabinose is an aldopentose – a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, and including an aldehyde (CHO) functional group. For biosynthetic reasons, most saccharides are a...") (current)
21:47, 25 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+92)‎ . . N Hyperacetylation ‎ (Created page with "The excessive acetylation of the lysine residues of a protein (especially of a histone). ") (current)
21:46, 25 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+485)‎ . . N Histone deacetylase ‎ (Created page with "Histone deacetylases (HDAC) are a class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups (O=C-CH3) from an ε-N-acetyl lysine amino acid on a histone. This is important because DNA is wrappe...") (current)
21:46, 25 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,648)‎ . . N Histone acetylation ‎ (Created page with "n histone acetylation and deacetylation, the histones are acetylated and deacetylated on lysine residues in the N-terminal tail and on the surface of the nucleosome core as part ...") (current)
21:43, 25 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+699)‎ . . N Acetyl group ‎ (Created page with "In organic chemistry, acetyl is a functional group, the acyl with chemical formula COCH3. It is sometimes represented by the symbol Ac (not to be confused with the element actini...") (current)
12:39, 25 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+575)‎ . . N Microenvironment ‎ (Created page with "In Medicine: a small or relatively small usually distinctly specialized and effectively isolated habitat or environment (as of a nerve cell). In Science: The environment of a ve...") (current)
12:38, 25 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,313)‎ . . N Green fluorescent protein ‎ (Created page with "The green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a protein composed of 238 amino acid residues (26.9kDa) that exhibits bright green fluorescence when exposed to light in the blue to ultrav...") (current)
12:34, 25 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+824)‎ . . N Gene therapy ‎ (Created page with "Gene therapy is the use of DNA as a pharmaceutical agent to treat disease. It derives its name from the idea that DNA can be used to supplement or alter genes within an individua...") (current)
12:33, 25 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,549)‎ . . N Germline therapy ‎ (Created page with "Gene therapy is a novel approach to treating diseases based on modifying the expression of a person’s genes towards a therapeutic goal. Biotechnology has advanced to the point ...") (current)
12:32, 25 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,406)‎ . . N Somatic gene therapy ‎ (Created page with "omatic gene therapy refers to the specific gene therapy that involves insertion of new genetic material into body cells and tissues other than the reproductive ones. As a result ...") (current)
13:33, 24 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+238)‎ . . N Pedigree ‎ (Created page with "Purebreds, also called purebreeds, are cultivated varieties or cultivars of an animal species, achieved through the process of selective breeding. When the lineage of a purebred ...") (current)
23:53, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+272)‎ . . N Lymphedema ‎ (Created page with "Lymphatic obstruction is a blockage of the lymph vessels that drain fluid from tissues throughout the body and allow immune cells to travel where they are needed. Lymphatic obstr...")
18:38, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+591)‎ . . N Cancellous bone ‎ (Created page with "Cancellous bone, synonymous with trabecular bone or spongy bone, is one of two types of osseous tissue that form bones. Compared to compact bone, which is the other type of osseo...") (current)
18:38, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+34)‎ . . N Spongy bone ‎ (Redirected page to Cancellous bone) (current)
18:33, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+467)‎ . . N Metaphysis ‎ (Created page with "The metaphysis is the wider portion of a long bone adjacent to the epiphyseal plate. This is this part of the bone that grows during childhood; as it grows, it ossifies near the ...") (current)
18:26, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+921)‎ . . N Ependymal cell ‎ (Created page with "The ependyma is made up of ependymal cells. These are the epithelial cells that line the CSF-filled ventricles in the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord. The cells ar...") (current)
18:25, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+909)‎ . . N Satellite cell ‎ (Created page with "Myosatellite cells or satellite cells are small mononuclear progenitor cells with virtually no cytoplasm found in mature muscle. They are found sandwiched between the basement me...") (current)
18:24, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+777)‎ . . N Oligodendrocyte ‎ (Created page with "Oligodendrocytes (from Greek, meaning cells with a few branches), or oligodendroglia, are a type of brain cell. They are a variety of neuroglia. Their main functions are to provi...") (current)
18:23, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+192)‎ . . N Wallerian degeneration ‎ (Created page with "Wallerian degeneration is a process that results when a nerve fiber is cut or crushed, in which the part of the axon separated from the neuron's cell body degenerates distal to t...") (current)
18:22, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+625)‎ . . N Synaptic vesicle ‎ (Created page with "In a neuron, synaptic vesicles (or neurotransmitter vesicles) store various neurotransmitters that are released at the synapse. The release is regulated by a voltage-dependent ca...") (current)
18:21, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+102)‎ . . N Terminal bouton ‎ (Created page with "The terminal bouton is the end portion of an axon. It is also called an axon terminal or end bulb. ") (current)
18:15, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+260)‎ . . N Hair follicle ‎ (Created page with "A hair follicle is a mammalian skin organ that produces hair. Hair production occurs in phases, including a growth phase (anagen), and cessation phase (catagen), and a rest phase...") (current)
18:15, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+265)‎ . . N Melanocyte ‎ (Created page with "Melanocytes are melanin-producing cells located in the bottom layer (the stratum basale) of the skin's epidermis, the middle layer of the eye (the uvea), the inner ear, meninges,...") (current)
18:12, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+585)‎ . . N Merocrine gland ‎ (Created page with "Merocrine is a term used to classify exocrine glands and their secretions in the study of histology. A cell is classified as merocrine if the secretions of that cell are excreted...") (current)
18:12, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+83)‎ . . N Sensible perspiration ‎ (Created page with "Perspiration excreted in sufficient quantity to appear as moisture on the skin. ") (current)
18:11, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+155)‎ . . N Sebaceous duct ‎ (Created page with "A sebaceous duct is a channel with thin, crenulated cornified lining that connects one or more sebaceous lobules to an infundibulum of a hair follicle. ") (current)
18:10, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+103)‎ . . N Sebaceous follicle ‎ (Created page with "A cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin. ") (current)
18:09, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+544)‎ . . N Thermoregulation ‎ (Created page with "Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different. This process is on...") (current)
18:08, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+546)‎ . . N Sebaceous gland ‎ (Created page with "The sebaceous glands are microscopic glands in the skin that secrete an oily/waxy matter, called sebum, to lubricate and waterproof the skin and hair of mammals. In humans, they ...") (current)
18:08, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+54)‎ . . Sebum ‎ (current)
18:07, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+546)‎ . . N Sebum ‎ (Created page with "The sebaceous glands are microscopic glands in the skin that secrete an oily/waxy matter, called sebum, to lubricate and waterproof the skin and hair of mammals. In humans, they ...")
18:06, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+189)‎ . . N Stratum basale ‎ (Created page with "The stratum basale (basal layer, sometimes referred to as stratum germinativum) is the deepest layer of the five layers of the epidermis, which is the outer covering of skin in m...") (current)
18:06, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,054)‎ . . N Ultraviolet radiation ‎ (Created page with "Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is similar to visible light in all physical aspects, except that it does not enable us to see things. The light that enables us to see things is referr...") (current)
18:05, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+695)‎ . . N Melanin ‎ (Created page with "Melanin is a pigment that is ubiquitous in nature, being found in most organisms (spiders are one of the few groups in which it has not been detected). In animals melanin pigment...") (current)
02:25, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+173)‎ . . N Reverberating circuit ‎ (Created page with "A reverberating circuit is one in which each neuron in a series sends a branch back to the beginning neuron so that a volley of impulses is received at the final neuron. ") (current)
02:23, 23 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+443)‎ . . N Trabeculae ‎ (Created page with "A trabecula is a small, often microscopic, tissue element in the form of a small beam, strut or rod, generally having a mechanical function, and usually composed of dense collage...") (current)
11:30, 22 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+30)‎ . . Cyclin protein ‎ (current)
11:29, 22 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Cyclin protein ‎
11:26, 22 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+150)‎ . . N Cyclin protein ‎ (Created page with "Cyclins are a family of proteins that control the progression of cells through the cell cycle by activating cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) enzymes. ")
11:26, 22 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+48)‎ . . N Cyclin-dependent kinase ‎ (Redirected page to Cyclin-dependent kinase (cdk)) (current)
22:43, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+445)‎ . . N Blending theory ‎ (Created page with "The blending theory viewed the traits of progeny as a mixture of the characteristics possessed by the two parental forms. Under this theory, progeny were believed to display char...") (current)
22:42, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+581)‎ . . N Anthocyanin ‎ (Created page with "Anthocyanins are water-soluble vacuolar pigments that may appear red, purple, or blue depending on the pH. They belong to a parent class of molecules called flavonoids synthesize...") (current)
22:42, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+512)‎ . . N Doppler effect ‎ (Created page with "The Doppler effect (or Doppler shift) is the change in frequency of a wave (or other periodic event) for an observer moving relative to its source. It is commonly heard when a ve...") (current)
02:08, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+268)‎ . . N Monozygotic twin ‎ (Created page with "A monozygotic twin is when a single fertilized egg disunited in two. In comparison, a dizygotic twin is when two discerned eggs have been fertilized. See link for a diagrammati...") (current)
02:07, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+280)‎ . . N Dizygotic twin ‎ (Created page with "A dizygotic twin is when two discerned eggs have been fertilized. In comparison, a monozygotic twin is when a single fertilized egg disunited in two. See link for a dia...") (current)
01:58, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+130)‎ . . Heritability ‎ (current)
01:58, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+206)‎ . . N Greenhouse ‎ (Created page with "A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse) is a building in which plants are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to very large buildings. A miniature greenhouse i...") (current)
01:56, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+919)‎ . . Testis-determining factor ‎ (current)
01:56, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+108)‎ . . N Testis-determining factor ‎ (Created page with "Testis-determining factor is a protein signal that results in maleness in humans and some other species. ")
01:55, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+123)‎ . . N Narrow-sense heritability ‎ (Created page with "Narrow sense heritability is the proportion of total phenotypic variation that is due to the additive effects of genes. ") (current)
01:54, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+81)‎ . . Polygenic trait ‎ (current)
01:53, 21 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+86)‎ . . N Multifactorial trait ‎ (Created page with "Multifactorial traits are shaped both by multiple genes and environmental factors. ")
11:44, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+524)‎ . . N Synonymous mutation ‎ (Created page with "A synonymous mutation is a change in the DNA sequence that codes for amino acids in a protein sequence, but does not change the encoded amino acid. Due to the redundancy of the g...") (current)
11:40, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+392)‎ . . N Transversion ‎ (Created page with "In molecular biology, transversion refers to the substitution of a purine for a pyrimidine or vice versa. It can only be reverted by a spontaneous reversion. Because this type of...") (current)
02:10, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,350)‎ . . N Metastatic cancer ‎ (Created page with "Metastatic cancer is a cancer that has spread from the part of the body where it started (the primary site) to other parts of the body. When cancer cells break away from a tumor,...")
02:09, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+888)‎ . . N Chemotherapy ‎ (Created page with "Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen. Certain chemotherapy agents also ha...")
02:09, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+64)‎ . . N Bloodstream ‎ (Created page with "The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an organism.") (current)
02:03, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+546)‎ . . N Mutagenesis ‎ (Created page with "Mutagenesis is a process by which the genetic information of an organism is changed in a stable manner, resulting in a mutation. It may occur spontaneously in nature, or as a res...") (current)
02:01, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,041)‎ . . N Tautomeric shift ‎ (Created page with "A tautomeric shift produces a transition mutation in the complementary strand. http://www.mun.ca/biology/scarr/Transition_mutation.gif ''Induction of transition mutations by sp...") (current)
01:58, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+37)‎ . . N Anti-oncogene ‎ (Redirected page to Tumor suppressor gene) (current)
01:57, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+270)‎ . . N Tumor suppressor gene ‎ (Created page with "A tumor suppressor gene, or anti-oncogene, is a gene that protects a cell from one step on the path to cancer. When this gene is mutated to cause a loss or reduction in its f...") (current)
01:56, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+621)‎ . . N BRCA1 ‎ (Created page with " BRCA1 is a human caretaker gene that produces a protein called breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein, responsible for repairing DNA. The first evidence for the existe...") (current)
01:54, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+62)‎ . . N Gain-of-function mutation ‎ (Created page with "A mutation that confers new or enhanced activity on a protein.") (current)
01:52, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1)‎ . . Imprinting ‎ (current)
01:44, 20 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+26)‎ . . N Anaphylactic shock ‎ (Redirected page to Anaphylaxis) (current)
10:55, 19 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+51)‎ . . N Postzygotic isolation ‎ (Redirected page to Postzygotic isolating mechanisms) (current)
10:54, 19 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+8)‎ . . Natural selection ‎
10:49, 19 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+98)‎ . . N Recessive allele ‎ (Created page with "An allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical. ") (current)
12:41, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+363)‎ . . N IRNA-mediated gene silencing ‎ (Created page with "This term describes a number of related processes which use 21- to 25-nucleotide RNAs to repress the expression of specific target genes. These processes include the post-transcr...") (current)
12:39, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+442)‎ . . Enhancer ‎ (current)
12:18, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+32)‎ . . N Southern blot ‎ (Redirected page to Southern blotting) (current)
12:18, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+260)‎ . . N DNase I ‎ (Created page with "DNase I, (RNase-free) is an endonuclease that nonspecifically cleaves DNA to release di-, tri- and oligonucleotide products with 5´-phosphorylated and 3´-hydroxylated ends (1,2...") (current)
12:17, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+537)‎ . . N Small interfering RNA ‎ (Created page with "Small interfering RNA (siRNA), sometimes known as short interfering RNA or silencing RNA, is a class of double-stranded RNA molecules, 20-25 nucleotides in length. siRNA plays ma...") (current)
11:49, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+101)‎ . . N Perturbation ‎ (Created page with "An alteration of the function of a biological system, induced by external or internal mechanisms. ") (current)
11:48, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+402)‎ . . N Oocyte ‎ (Created page with "An oocyte, ovocyte, or rarely ocyte, is a female gametocyte or germ cell involved in reproduction. In other words, it is an immature ovum, or egg cell. An oocyte is produced in t...") (current)
11:47, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+71)‎ . . N Enucleation ‎ (Created page with "Enucleation in general refers to removing the nucleus of something. ")
11:47, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+30)‎ . . N Enucleated ‎ (Redirected page to Enucleation) (current)
11:46, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+231)‎ . . N Personality ‎ (Created page with "Personality is the particular combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual. Different personality theorists present their own definiti...")
11:41, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+318)‎ . . N Plastic ‎ (Created page with "A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass, but the...") (current)
11:40, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,176)‎ . . N Applied research ‎ (Created page with "Applied research is a form of systematic inquiry involving the practical application of science. It accesses and uses some part of the research communities' (the academy's) accum...") (current)
11:40, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+751)‎ . . N Genetic analysis ‎ (Created page with "'''Genetic analysis''' can be used generally to describe methods both used in and resulting from the sciences of genetics and molecular biology, or to [[applied research|...") (current)
00:16, 18 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+320)‎ . . N Precautionary principle ‎ (Created page with "The precautionary principle or precautionary approach states that if an action or policy has a suspected risk of causing harm to the public or to the environment, in the absence ...") (current)
13:16, 17 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+623)‎ . . N Hydroxychloroquine ‎ (Created page with "Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug, sold under the trade names Plaquenil, Axemal (in India), Dolquine, and Quensyl, also used to reduce inflammation in the treatment of r...") (current)
13:15, 17 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,309)‎ . . N Color blindness ‎ (Created page with "Color blindness is the inability to see certain colors in the usual way. ==== Causes, incidence, and risk factors ==== Color blindness occurs when there is a problem with the c...")
13:15, 17 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+76)‎ . . N Klinefelter syndrome ‎ (Created page with "Klinefelter syndrome is the presence of an extra X chromosome in a male. ")
13:14, 17 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+41)‎ . . N Pericentric inversion ‎ (Redirected page to Pericentric inversions) (current)
13:13, 17 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+89)‎ . . N Pericentric inversions ‎ (Created page with "Pericentric inversions include the centromere and there is a break point in each arm. ") (current)
13:13, 17 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+461)‎ . . N Paracentric inversion ‎ (Created page with "An inversion is a chromosome rearrangement in which a segment of a chromosome is reversed end to end. An inversion occurs when a single chromosome undergoes breakage and rearrang...") (current)
13:10, 17 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+869)‎ . . N Dicentric chromosome ‎ (Created page with "Dicentric chromosome is an aberrant chromosome having two centromeres. Dicentric chromosomes form when two chromosome segments (from different chromosomes or from the two chromat...") (current)
13:09, 17 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+292)‎ . . N Polytene chromosome ‎ (Created page with "To increase cell volume, some specialized cells undergo repeated rounds of DNA replication without cell division (endomitosis), forming a giant polytene chromosome. Polytene chro...") (current)
13:07, 17 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+765)‎ . . N Pseudodominance ‎ (Created page with "Pseudodominance is the situation in which the inheritance of an autosomal recessive trait mimics an autosomal dominant pattern. The pattern of inheritance in which the recessive...") (current)
13:06, 17 July 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+898)‎ . . N Philadelphia chromosome ‎ (Created page with "Philadelphia chromosome or Philadelphia translocation is a specific chromosomal abnormality that is associated with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). It is the result of a reci...")

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