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Binding At A Molecular Level.....

a: Desmosome ~
b: a spot weld, a rivet or laces in a tennis shoe

What: There are many associations about this protein structure. It is all about adhesion. These structures help hold a cell together. So the above ideas, welding, rivets and shoes laces help transfer a "feel" about what is actually occurring on a molecular level.

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Writer: Lucretia
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 6 2013 11:10 AM



a: Colloquialism ~
b: showing up for work without your uniform

What: "Writing with a colloquialism is like showing up for work without your uniform; to write with a genteelism is like showing up for work in a tuxedo."

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Writer: M. D. MEYER
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 9 2013 1:40 PM



a: Cytotoxic T cells ~
b: sticky glue

What:

"Cytotoxic T cells are like sticky glue, settling into a piece of foam: they bind to the infected cell, settle onto the membrane, puncture little pores, and suffocate the infectious cell."


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Writer: manderz
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Date: May 7 2014 5:39 PM



a: Optical tweezers ~
b: a stethoscope to the RNA

What:

In this research, the three labs asked, 'What are the forces the ribosome exerts when it translates mRNA'' Noller added, 'We can then break those forces down. If multiple events are happening, we can potentially de-convolute them and start to figure out what they are. It is like putting a stethoscope to the RNA.'


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Writer: Harry Noller
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Date: Oct 7 2014 11:09 AM



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