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Biohazard

(Science: microbiology) a risk of exposure to harmful bacteria, viruses, or other dangerous biological agents, particularly those found in genetic recombination studies or in clinical microbiology labs.


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As far as I can tell, there is nothing that suggests we have a free will. Our neurons react to stimuli from outside and inside our bodies and react according to them, not asking our opinions. However, in a way the answer to this question is not important, since we are so immersed to the experience ...

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by Ahsmeah
Thu Feb 07, 2013 2:20 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Do We Have The Freedom Of Choice?
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Mutation can be caused by many factors such as chemical (DDT, CCL4), radiation, ionizing etc. It mutate the DNA in cell. If only a single is mutated, it can be replicated as usual in mitosis. Thus, the neighbor cells which are previously normal will be affected too. Current way to stop the cancer p...

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by Ahsmeah
Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:10 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
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The increased cancer rates caused by red meat seem to be linked to the lack of fibre in that kind of diet, which in turn slows down the passage of food in the gut and thus the gut is exposed to some possibly toxic or carcinogenic byproducts of digestion. It could be so that increasing fibre in one'...

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by wildfunguy
Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:37 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Things that cause cancer (in modern humans who live longer)
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Blue Blood For A Science Project

Thank you for the great info biohazard! As a layman, completely removed from the medical community, I thought that (myth) the Blue Blood/Red Blood immediate transformation was quite astonishing after we heard of it the other day, so astonishing ...

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by ojomikse
Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:34 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Blue Blood For A Science Project
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Hmmh... as far as I can tell that looks quite normal non-hemolytic growth typical to Bacillus species, though the angle and light are not ideal for spotting it. I am not sure what causes the darker coloration of the agar (I'd call it deep red rather than black from what I see), but it is a common p...

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by triton
Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:53 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Black coloration of sheep blood agar
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