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Dictionary » R » Respects Respectsrespect 1. To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed. 2. To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. 3. To have regard to; to have reference to; to relateto; as, the treaty particularly respects our commerce. As respects, as regards; with regard to; as to. To respect the person or persons, to favor a person, or persons on corrupt grounds; to show partiality. Synonym: To regard, esteem, honor, revere, venerate. Origin: L. Respectare, v. Intens. From respicere, respectum, to look back, respect; pref. Re- re- _ specere, spicere, to look, to view: cf. F. Respecter. ![]()
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Results from our forumPitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation... of the universe. Here is the body of the essay: Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation Evolutionary psychology bothers me. In some respects, it makes me feel as though my humanity is threatened, and I feel some motivation to attack it based on that emotion. I know there is some ...
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Re:... use the word "superior". Seconded completely. In fact I do think that bacteria are far superior to the rest of the living world in many respects. Sheer number for one. As for beebaloo: The fact that similar functions are coded by very similar genes from bacteria to whales is something ...
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help pleaseEveryone is entitled to their own nickname as long as it respects the forum rules. And really now, ghandi once said "Only speak if you can improve on the silence"
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The Fiber Disease... James Lovelock, with his "Gaia Theory" has paralleled the work of Vladimir Vernadsky, who suggested the whole of the biosphere in some respects can be considered as a superorganism. A sea sponge is a very simple type of multicellular organismThe concept of superorganism is under dispute, ...
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Astrobiology... of the origin, distribution and evolution of life. What do you guys think of this emerging field in Biology. Is their any promising prospects with respects to astrobiology?
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