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Strain

A tearing injury to muscle. Usually causes some degree of bleeding within the muscle tissue (haematoma). (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; a new strain of microorganisms.(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; his responsibilities were a constant strain; the mental Strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him.A variation of a particular species that possesses minor differences in its characteristics though still remain distinguishable. A different group of species(microbiology).


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Extremely urgent! looking for a strainer / filter

Hello everyone, I am looking for some kind of a strainer that is capable of dealing with a quantity of 50-100ml liquid, in order to strain and preserve tissue particulates. Does anybody familiar with such a device (other than BD cell strainer)?

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I would like to ask you about genetic question.

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