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Detroit As Eastern Europe

a: Detroit ~
b: eastern Europe

What: "Detroit is like eastern Europe, only without the decaying Stalinist architecture. And like eastern Europe, Detroit residents are fleeing elsewhere."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Jun 9 2012 5:39 PM



a: Microbiome ~
b: 11th organ system

What: "The microbiome is like the 11th organ system."

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Writer: Lita Proctor
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Date: Mar 16 2014 3:34 PM



a: Muscle cells ~
b: loaded springs

What:

"Electrically, the cardiac muscle cells are like loaded springs. When a small impulse sets them off, they depolarize and contract."


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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Feb 7 2015 10:42 AM



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