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Proliferate

proliferate

1. (Science: biology) To produce or form cells; especially, to produce cells rapidly.

2. (Science: zoology) To produce zooids by budding.

Origin: L. Proles offspring _ ferre to bear.


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Life seems to have this very powerful urge to proliferate, with every species breeding to capacity. Why is this so? What is it that made this drive? And it isn't only sentient objects that have it. It's a universal law. I ask this very question ...

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by OdinsRaven
Mon May 21, 2012 4:48 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Zoology Question.
Replies: 6
Views: 1221

Zoology Question.

... awful waste of the planets resources. Evolution was always all about filling every possible niche. Life seems to have this very powerful urge to proliferate, with every species breeding to capacity. Why is this so? What is it that made this drive? And it isn't only sentient objects that have ...

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by animartco
Sun May 20, 2012 11:24 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Zoology Question.
Replies: 6
Views: 1221

The Keyhole Paradox: Challenging universal common descent.

... the mutation of the barb-receptivity could have arisen some time after, and the barb-receptivity could have provided enough of an advantage to proliferate throughout the entire population, as well. The problem lies in the incompatibility factors between the current reproductive system and the ...

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by irtree
Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:44 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Keyhole Paradox: Challenging universal common descent.
Replies: 5
Views: 2055

PLEASE IDENTIFY THIS ORGANISIM

This organism has been found proliferate on the skin and lesions of an individual with an extremely itchy rash first thought to be scabies. We think the greenish organisims are demodex but not sure. The magnification is 150x.

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by KOMBUCHABABY
Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:08 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: PLEASE IDENTIFY THIS ORGANISIM
Replies: 0
Views: 406

CFSE proliferation assay

... to be 5x higher than what we have found optimal for lymphocytes. Alternatively, since the cells are more thoroughly labelled, they may seem to proliferate slower, even if it is just the slower dilution of the dye you notice. Do you calculate the proliferation activity by counting cell divisions, ...

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by biohazard
Tue Nov 08, 2011 2:07 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: CFSE proliferation assay
Replies: 3
Views: 1712
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