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Adult

a living organism which has attained full growth or maturity.

Origin: L. Adultus = grown up


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Re: Re:

... same end result: killing dividing cells. Cancer cells, typically, grow faster than normal cells in the body. Many cells do not actively divide in adult humans at all, these include e.g. neurons and muscle cells. Both irradiation and chemotherapy disrupt the cell cycle and thus mainly affect fast ...

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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:

... same end result: killing dividing cells. Cancer cells, typically, grow faster than normal cells in the body. Many cells do not actively divide in adult humans at all, these include e.g. neurons and muscle cells. Both irradiation and chemotherapy disrupt the cell cycle and thus mainly affect fast ...

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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

Which animal is this?

Ah, WildFacts is likely correct, looking more closely at the markings on the side... The adult form is beautiful by the way!

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by dslivinski
Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:59 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Which animal is this?
Replies: 5
Views: 877

Re: Gene targeting

Yes. Delivery efficiency to cells in adult tissue will not be 100%. There are likely to be regulatory barriers (legal restrictions). But, in principle it is possible.

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by jonmoulton
Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:51 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gene targeting
Replies: 12
Views: 1375

Need help identifying these bones

It may not be an adult human, it could be archaeological? In what context were these bones found, where they found as in the picture? What dating evidence is there?

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by falcons1988
Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:14 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Need help identifying these bones
Replies: 8
Views: 878
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