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Laurentia

Biology; General

Name applied to the "core" of North America in the times from the breakup of the precambrian supercontinent Rodinia to the formation of Pangaea.

L-dopa

Biology; General

A chemical related to dopamine that is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

fungi

Biology; General

Nonmobile, heterotrophic, mostly multicellular eukaryotes, including yeasts and mushrooms.

devonian

Biology; General

Period of geologic time from 410 - 360 million years before the present. Life on land diversified, with the amphibians appearing late in this period. Plants underwent major changes, including the ...

diabetes mellitus, types I and II

A disorder associated with defects in insulin action. Type I diabetes is characterized by inadequate insulin secretion; Type II diabetes is characterized by impaired insulin secretion in response to ...

DNA hybridization

Biology; General

The formation of hybrid DNA molecules that contain a strand of DNA from two different species. The number of complementary sequences in common in the two strands is an indication of the degree of ...