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Frisco As Rio?

a: San francisco ~
b: Rio

What: "San Francisco is much like Rio - a postcard city. Drill down a bit and the story changes dramatically."

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Writer: Charles_Mcgrowl
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Date: Sep 20 2012 12:20 PM


Genomics As Player Piano......

a: The gene ~
b: a piano key

What: "The gene is like a piano key," says James Shreeve, author of an upcoming book, The Golden Code. "Up to this point, we've been going after notes. Now we have the keyboard. You had to have that level of detail to understand the music."

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Writer: James Shreeve
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Date: May 7 2013 5:49 PM



a: origin of replication ~
b: the car keys

What:

"To take a physical analogy, the replisome is like a car motor, and the initiation phase is like a starter motor-and the origin of replication is like the car keys."


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Writer: William W. Cohen
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Date: Feb 8 2015 8:40 PM



a: auditory system ~
b: “captain” of the sensory team

What:

"The auditory system is like the quarterback or the "captain" of the sensory team. It begins to function at 16 weeks in utero and has neuro-connections that allow the sensory team to work efficiently. When the auditory system is weak, it can affect the integration of information being fed to the brain and the nervous system by the other senses. "


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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 18 2015 12:10 PM



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