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Tnm classification

TNM classification

tNM classification provides a system for staging the occurrence of cancer., T refers to the primary tumour and is categorised as being 1-4 and a-d depending upon site, size and spread, N refers to the lymph nodes and they are categorised as being X,0, 1, 2, or 3 depending upon if any, some or all are involved metastasis, and M to the presence or absence of distant metasteses. Refer Staging.


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Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

I have been studying camels and you are right about it being a classification disaster! I will have to update my section on speciation because of it. First there is the wild species they came from, that were classified as two seperate "species", ...

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by GaryGaulin
Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:36 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Natural selection is proven wrong

... at present scientist define the two species of camel as Camelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius so what do these names become under your new classification bear in mind that this present classification makes biology a lot of meaningless nonsense they interbreed so they should be the same ...

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by gamila
Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:55 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Re: is it too late?(sorry might be off topic)

... simply covered in greater detail in the first year subjects. Grab any general Bio book from your library and have a look through -Cells, Kingdom Classification are all good starting points. Good luck!!

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by Giovanni
Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:19 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: is it too late?(sorry might be off topic)
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Re: Methods Identifying Unknown Bacteria?

Gram's stain is certainly useful in classification but not always truthful. Some organisms, Acinetobacter in particular, can readily stain gram-positive in fresh clinical material, yet stains gram-negative after growth on plated media.

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by stochastic
Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:00 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Methods Identifying Unknown Bacteria?
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as dean points out your system of classification end in meaningless nonsense the first bird mated with the last lizardbird thus colin lesile dean is talking nonsense

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by biohazard
Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:04 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox
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