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A RNA simulation method developed by the MIT. In general a molecule or ion that can bind to (interact with) a protein molecule. For example, a pharmaceutical that binds to a receptor protein molecule on the surface of a cell may be called a ligand.  

The successive stages through which an organism passes from fertilized ovum or spore to the fertilized ovum or spore of the next generation. The artificial segments of the life span. Each segment represents a developmental period: birth, maturity, aging, and dying. All of the developmental history of an organism, whether in a free living condition…

Services offered to the library user. They include reference and circulation.  

White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (basophils, eosinophils, and neutrophils) as well as non-granular leukocytes (lymphocytes and monocytes). White blood cells that protect the body from infectious diseases and provide immunity. A diverse family of nucleated cells that has many immunological functions. Any of the white cellular components of blood or lymph. The white…

An essential branched-chain amino acid important for hemoglobin formation. Rarely limiting in foods; one of the branched-chain amino acids. A monocarboxylic essential amino acid. Leucine is a branched-chain, essential amino acid. It is needed for COOH synthesis of proteins and can be used for energy production within the muscle 2 cell as well. Metabolism of…

Deadly, fatal. Killing or able to kill.  

A complex molecule that has both protein and sugars. Lectins are able to bind to the outside of a cell and cause biochemical changes in it. Lectins are made by both animals and plants. One of several plant proteins that stimulate lymphocytes to proliferate. Phytohemagglutinin and concanavalin A are lectins.  

The part of the intestine that goes from the cecum to the rectum. The large intestine absorbs water from stool and changes it from a liquid to a solid form. The large intestine is 5 feet long and includes the appendix, cecum, colon, and rectum. Also called colon. The section of the digestive system from…

Gliding; moving from point to point over the surface; unstable; fluctuating. Chemically unstable. Rapidly shifting (as applied to emotions); unstable. Easily moved or changed, as in shifting from one emotion to another, or becoming quickly aroused. Unstable. In psychiatry and psychology, moods or behaviors that are changeable and unstable are called labile. Someone who is…