Biology

Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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food web

Biology; Microbiology

A network of many interlinked food chains, encompassing primary producers, consumers, decomposers, and detritivores.

colicin

Biology; Microbiology

A plasmid-encoded protein that is produced by enteric bacteria and binds to specific receptors on the cell envelope of sensitive target bacteria, where it may cause lysis or ...

ribonucleic acid

Biology; Microbiology

A polynucleotide composed of ribonucleotides joined by phosphodiester bridges.

enzyme

Biology; Microbiology

A protein catalyst with specificity for both the reaction catalyzed and its substrates.

trypanosome

Biology; Microbiology

A protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma. Trypanosomes are parasitic flagellate protozoa that often live in the blood of humans and other vertebrates and are transmitted by insect ...