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Lederberg, Joshua
(1925- ) American geneticist and microbiologist who received the Nobel prize in 1958 for his work in bacterial genetics. He shared the prize with George W. Beadle and Edward L. Tatum, who won 'for their discovery that genes act by…
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- Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) A rare but dramatic genetic disorder that turns muscles, tendons and ligaments into bone, threatening to…
- Posterior chamber The space in the eye behind the iris and in front of the lens. (The iris is the colored ring of tissue that…
- GOLD-2 One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic…
- Pulmonary edema, high altitude Pulmonary edema, high altitude: Known as HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema), a condition in which there is…
- Community-acquired infection An infection acquired in the community. In contrast to a nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infection
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis The bacterium that causes tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis has unusually waxy walls, is slow-growing and among…
- African-American See: African American
- Isoform A protein that has the same function as another protein but which is encoded by a different gene and may have…
- Test, inkblot A test used in clinical psychology and psychiatry involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what…
- Health and Human Services The United States government's principal agency for 'protecting the health of all Americans and providing…