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Autonomous

1. Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.

2. (Science: biology) Having independent existence or laws.

Origin: gr.; self _ to assign, hold, sway.


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cancer spread biology?

... Beijing, China. 61E; 1988. 4. Lee Everlyn, Fung. National Taiwan University, Taiwan, China [1]. Treatment effect and tentative working theories of autonomous qigong exercise. 1st World Conf for Acad Exch of Medical Qigong. Beijing, China. 74E; 1988. 5. Lin, Houshen. Shanghai Qigong Institute, Shanghai, ...

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by suzidoc8
Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:10 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: cancer spread biology?
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organs shape

... others. I found this . It's pretty dense, but I think it answers your question: "The effect of insulin pathway activity on growth is largely autonomous to cells and multicellular regions, called compartments. Specific reduction of dAkt" ( Drosophila Akt protein kinase) "function, ...

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by animus
Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:41 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: organs shape
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Are Creationists more right than evolutionists after all

And? Where is the demonstration of autonomous decision making? The intelligence of the swarm appear to be more related to that of the smart observer looking at the swarm, and that is a human (or a bot programmed by a human). No demonstration ...

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by canalon
Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:09 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Are Creationists more right than evolutionists after all
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Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it

... out about it. Earlier this year however, I found a large active online community discussing this phenomenon. The sensation has been named "Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response" (ASMR) and is described as is a physical sensation characterized by a pleasurable tingling that typically ...

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by shenman
Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:04 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
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need detailed information on the life of mitochondrion

Mitochondria don't divide into halves and get into new cells. They have their own set of genes to function...are semi-autonomous. They even have different immune system recognition system which is in may terms related to bacteria. During normal cell division, there may also be duplication ...

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by AKumar
Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:19 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: need detailed information on the life of mitochondrion
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