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Steve Jobs is like Moses

a: Steve Jobs ~
b: Moses

What: The linked picture is fantastic.

Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Aug 24 2011 7:56 PM


Look At Me.......

a: Antibody ~
b: a little strobe lite

What: "An antibody is like a little strobe light that your immune system makes to tag what it thinks is an invader...or a dead cell that needs to be cleared out...or a cancer cell."

Useful?
Writer: Dr. David Clark
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Date: Apr 30 2013 1:20 PM



a: glucagon ~
b: a knife that cuts up glycogen

What:

"If blood glucose drops below this level, glucagon is released to raise the blood glucose levels. Glucagon is like a knife that cuts up glycogen.
Remember that glycogen is a long polymer of glucose molecules stored in the liver."


Useful?
Writer: Mr Hamm
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Date: Mar 5 2015 5:02 PM



a: Cystic fibrosis ~
b: a boat with a hole in it

What:

"Having CF is like being in a boat with a hole in it," says Brent Hendricks, Barbara's 22-year-old son. "You can keep bailing the water out, and you're fine, but the second you stop, the boat's gonna sink. And, gotta make sure I don't sink."


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Writer: Brent Hendricks
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Date: May 1 2015 9:00 AM



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