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Trace element

Trace element

Any chemical Element that an organism needs very small quantities of to survive.


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Question about copper and Wilson disease??

... that the body cannot synthesize copper and that it is an essential trace element?? I am sure that is the case however I am struggling to find a 'robust' reference to ...

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by thudu
Mon May 11, 2009 3:46 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Question about copper and Wilson disease??
Replies: 3
Views: 628

Photosynthesis Trivia

... can function outside a cell. 21. By using the isotope oxygen-18 as a tracer element, it has been possible to show that the oxygen released in photosynthesis comes from ...

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by vstexas09
Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:46 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Photosynthesis Trivia
Replies: 5
Views: 5333

help....

... and eukaryotes. d. Compare and contrast the three domains. Each element consists of a certain kind of atom that is different from the atoms ... qualities. Following the theme of emergent properties, we can trace water′s unique behavior to the structure and interactions of its molecules. ...

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by iheartremmy15
Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:29 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: help....
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Views: 619

A Monkey's Uncle

... (shaping flints into tools) or of creating a tool from more than one element. Nor do they see obvious advantages to crafted items. Clay pottery has been an element of human culture almost as far back as we can trace. Even if chimps were able to create such pots (and I do not doubt they ...

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by narrowstaircase
Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:46 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: A Monkey's Uncle
Replies: 26
Views: 5282

A Monkey's Uncle

... (shaping flints into tools) or of creating a tool from more than one element. Nor do they see obvious advantages to crafted items. Clay pottery has been an element of human culture almost as far back as we can trace. Even if chimps were able to create such pots (and I do not doubt they ...

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by JDavidE
Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:39 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: A Monkey's Uncle
Replies: 26
Views: 5282
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