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Acquired

in medicine, the word acquired means new or added. New in the sense that it is not genetic (inherited) and added in the sense that is was not congenital (present at birth) but came along later. For example, aids is an acquired, not a genetic form of immune deficiency.


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Re: Re:

... as how bacterial infections are treated today (with antibiotics, or with combination of several antibiotics, because of the very same reason: acquired resistance). Woah,thank you so much for that. I honestly just entered "the realm of biology" a week or two ago(self taught), and ...

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by Ahsmeah
Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:10 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
Replies: 6
Views: 1025

Re: Re:

... as how bacterial infections are treated today (with antibiotics, or with combination of several antibiotics, because of the very same reason: acquired resistance).

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by biohazard
Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:23 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
Replies: 6
Views: 1025

Primers Tm

... 65.7 after both temps no bands occured on the 2% gel. Most important observation for me was changing the template DNA sample using different cDNAs acquired from two different treatments in the study. So now I am thinking of using genomic DNA as a template instead of cDNA. and how about increasing ...

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by bravebeaker
Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:46 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Primers Tm
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Views: 866

modern synthesis

... generation after generation. However this cycle is broken if a second generation pup is removed from it's mother. Is that really inheritance of acquired characteristics therefore? 2) saltatationism was discarded by the modern synthesis. No that is not true, it wasn't. I t was simply not believed ...

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by alexpdys
Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:00 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: modern synthesis
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Views: 890

Re: Theories - Origin of Life

... existing template. I am not aware of any biologist that disagrees that most random mutations are deleterious. Now you go on with your steps to acquired resistance. Allow me for a moment just to engage with your first step description.(I will deal with the rest as this develops.) First, the ...

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by scottie
Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:56 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Theories - Origin of Life
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