by Marco Gontijo What does it mean? Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria and other microorganisms develop the ability to survive […]
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Syndrome
(Noun. /SIN-drom) by Yasemin Cole What does it mean? This word is used to describe a set of symptoms that […]
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Virus
Noun. /VY-rus/ by Margaret Dedloff What does it mean? A virus is a small particle that is made up of […]
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Protein
Noun. /PRO-teen/ by Hannah Thrash What does it mean? A protein is a large molecule, or macromolecule, that is present […]
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Metastasis
(noun/meh-TAS-tuh-sis) by Hannah Thrash What does it mean? Cancer is the uncontrolled proliferation of cells that forms a tumor in […]
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Phagocyte
by Marco Gontijo What does it mean? Phagocyte is a type of immune cell that engulfs and digests harmful microorganisms, […]
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Xanthophylls
Noun. /zan-tho-FILLS/ by Margaret Dedloff What does it mean? Xanthophylls are yellow pigments found in plants. They can convert light […]
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Pathology
(noun. puh·thaa·luh·jee) by Anna Goddard What does it mean? Pathology is the study of disease, including the exploration of its […]
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Dopamine
(noun. /DOH-puh-meen/) by Michaela Price What does it mean? Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, which is a chemical that acts as […]
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Operon
(noun. /aw-per-on/) by Hannah Walsh What does it mean? An operon is a group of genes in bacteria that work […]
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Neuron
(neuron. /nur·aan/) by Sy’Keria Garrison What does it mean? Neurons are the basic building block of the brain and the […]
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Bioinformatics
(noun. /BAI-oh-in-for-ma-tiks/) by Quinn Eberhard What does it mean? A means of studying biological concepts (often the genetics of living […]
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Biofilm
(n. /BI–o-film/) by Jamie Liu What does it mean? Biofilms are communities of bacteria that stick to surfaces. The bacteria […]
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Synergy
(noun. /SIN-er-jee/) by Amanda Linke What does it mean? Synergy is the interaction between two or more substances to produce […]
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Nucleolus
(noun. /nuke-lee-ol-us/) by Chelsea Smith What does it mean? The nucleolus is a dense, round structure within the nucleus of […]
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cDNA
(noun. ˈsē-ˌdē-(ˌ)en-ˈā) by Anna Goddard What does it mean? cDNA, also known as copy DNA or complementary DNA, is a […]
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Neurotransmitter
(noun. /NUR-oh-TRANZ-mi-ter/) by Maya Bluitt What does it mean? Neurotransmitters are chemicals used by neurons (nerve cells) to communicate with […]
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The Standard Model
(Noun. /STAN-derd MOD-l/ ) by Clark Hickman What does It mean? The Standard Model (SM) is the theory that best […]
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Exoplanet
(noun. /ECKS-OH-plan-it/) by Mikayla Feldbauer What does it mean? An exoplanet is a planet that exists outside of our solar […]
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Epigenome
(noun, /eh-PEE-jee-nohm/) by Hazel Milla What does it mean? The epigenome is all of the chemical modifications to a genome. […]
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