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Growth

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(1) The gradual increase (e.g. in size or number) of an animal or vegetable body over time.

(2) The development of an organism, e.g. of a plant from a seed to full maturity.

(3) Tumor; an abnormal mass in an organism.


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Re: growing bacteria in petri dishes

... project and from where you have isolated the organisms. Normally as Mr Moderator said you should try to maintain the temperature of 37C for the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Some microorganisms does grow at high temperatures and some even at cold temperatures. So ideally try to maintain it ...

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by greatmicrobiologist
Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:30 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: growing bacteria in petri dishes
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UWM is seeking testers for a new protein expression kit

... the unique characteristic of forming an intracytoplasmic membrane (ICM) in response to membrane protein synthesis. The ICM is non-essential for growth and can incorporate foreign and over-expressed membrane proteins without disrupting normal cellular function. This characteristic has stimulated ...

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by ejhuwmfdn
Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:05 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: UWM is seeking testers for a new protein expression kit
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Views: 270

Which is the best calculation for growth?

Of course it's not much accurate to make "regression" from two points but if it follows more-less semi-log growth (can you check it at least once, without the substances you're testing or whatever), than you can make as much magic as you want, but you will still have two ...

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by JackBean
Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:27 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which is the best calculation for growth?
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Views: 220

Re: DHP, emotional cycles, food affecting emotions?

... that I have. I organized them for myself, so that I could stay focused. #1- DHP: So, DHP it is known(I read some cool article) that it fuels brain growth, in children when they are put in the preggers oven. I was wondering that if someone loses weight, would their DHP levels go down, or just get ...

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by Ahsmeah
Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:37 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DHP, emotional cycles, food affecting emotions?
Replies: 2
Views: 165

Which is the best calculation for growth?

Hey all, I need to quantify growth of an algal culture. I count the cell-number at the beginning of my exposure (N0) and at the end of the experiment (Nt). Because of my experimental setup, I can not count cells in-between. If I could, ...

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by DocMorris
Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:17 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which is the best calculation for growth?
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