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poor-john

(Science: zoology) A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality. Poor-john and apple pies are all our fare. (Sir J. Harrington)


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Do slants make a difference in structural formulas?

... H H \ / C = C / \ H H Does the slant make a major difference when depicting structural formulas? Much thanks in advance, and really sorry for the poor expression there with the formulas.

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by kylera
Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:25 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do slants make a difference in structural formulas?
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Re: cellular mechanisms that result in symptoms of cholera

Cholera is an acute Diarrhoeal disease caused by V. Cholerae. It is seen in many countries of the world mainly the poor third world countries. Libya has no epidemic cases since 1970. Cholera is no longer the dreaded disease of the past because we can prevent deaths with Oral Rehydration ...

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by naachiz
Mon Nov 26, 2012 11:50 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: cellular mechanisms that result in symptoms of cholera
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Re: Re:

... in regular distances? This is a bad picture of a bad gel as far as I can tell. And yes, I do see familiar pattern. Here is another example of poor gel: http://aem.asm.org/content/66/4/1423/F1.expansion.html

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by Cat
Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:54 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Chromatin experiment
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evolution and endangered species

... on the other hand, do our utmost to check the process of elimination; we build asylums for the imbecile, the maimed, and the sick; we institute poor-laws; and our medical men exert their utmost skill to save the life of every one to the last moment. There is reason to believe that vaccination ...

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by Luxorien
Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:08 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: evolution and endangered species
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Genetically engineer starchy plants for biofuel

For a biofuel solution (no pun intended) how about genetically engineering starchy plants that grow in poor soil. I'm thinking developing a type of switchgrass with big fruit, or maybe something with a starchy root. Is it fairly easy to break down starch into sugar and from ...

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by mattw
Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:31 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Genetically engineer starchy plants for biofuel
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