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Molecules, recombinant DNA
A combination of DNA molecules of different origin that are joined using recombinant DNA technology
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- Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita A rare autoimmune skin disease with blisters. In epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) the body attacks its…
- Transplant The grafting of a tissue from one place to another, just as in botany a bud from one plant might be grafted…
- Epidemic scorecard A tally of epidemics. The scorecard, based on estimates from the World Health Organization in 2003, reads as…
- Infarction The formation of an infarct, an area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen. For example, in a…
- Xuezhikang One of the three major preparations of red yeast rice, a tradition Chinese medicine now used to lower…
- Coumadin, teratogenicity of The anticoagulant ('blood- thinner') Coumadin is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the development…
- Scale, skin A thin piece of the outermost layer of skin resembling a fish scale. They represent a heaping up of the…
- Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) Fever (DHF): A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal…
- Benign melanoma See: Melanoma, benign
- Metatarsals Five cylindrical bones extending from the heel (the tarsus) to the toes. The metatarsals are numbered from…