John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a parable about what it means to be human. Steinbeck's story of George and Lennie's ambition of owning their own ranch, and the obstacles that stand in the way of that ambition, reveal the nature of dreams, dignity, loneliness, and sacrifice. ...
Interestingly, male mice experience this effect at a higher magnitude than female mice, at 22% versus 5% longer lifespans. Researchers hypothesized that the stark difference could be due to a variety of factors, including gonadal hormones in male mice and variance between testing sites during the ...
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Glossary Argonaute (Ago) family A class of proteins conserved in eukaryotes that associate with small RNAs such as PIWI-interacting RNAs, microRNAs and siRNAs, and together the RNA–induced silencing complex acts upon DNA or RNA targets. Seed sequence A heptamer sequence located at nucleotides 2–...
Glossary Biological age The physiological and functional status of an individual. The biological age may be older or younger than the chronological age and serves as a reflection of health and ageing. Circular RNAs Single-stranded RNAs in a closed continuous loop that are most often derived from ...
Glossary dihybrid result of a cross between two true-breeding parents that express different traits for two characteristics epistasis antagonistic interaction between genes such that one gene masks or interferes with the expression of another law of dominance ...
Introduction to the Second Edition Glossary of Kant’s Philosophical Terms Preface Introduction I. Of the Division of Philosophy II. Of the Realm of Philosophy In General III. Of the Critique of Judgement As a Means of Combining the Two Parts of Philosophy Into a Whole. ...
In-utero overgrowth in ruminants following embryo culture: lessons from mice and a warning to men Unusually large offspring have been born in ruminants following the transfer to recipients of embryos that have either been subjected to some form of manip... K.D.,Sinclair,L.E.,... - 《Human...
‘liking’ reactions that need not necessarily be conscious; (2) conscious experiences of pleasure, in the ordinary sense of the word, which may be elaborated out of core ‘liking’ reactions by cognitive brain mechanisms of awareness (see “A glossary of reward definitions” below for more ...
Glossary Gametes Haploid, differentiated germ cells: mature sperm and eggs. Zygotic Referring to a zygote, which is a one-celled embryo as the initial product of fertilization. Germ plasm Specialized cytoplasm that contains factors that are necessary and sufficient for germ cell specification. Germ ...