BiologyWords

Seeking to engage and empower the public through scientific dialogue, one word at a time.

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@xbox Please rethink the Xbox One. Devoted fans like me are abandoning your brand. I just bought a gaming PC...sigh.

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#Scramblase - a transmembrane protein responsible for the translocation of phosopholipids between monobilayers. A cell membrane enzyme.

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#Pluripotent - a cell that is capable of differentiating into one of many specialized cell types but not a whole organism; ex: stem cell

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#Nocebo - worsening symptoms when an inert or inactive stimulant is presented, a placebo that a persona reacts negatively to.

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#Chordata - subset of the animal phylum where members have pharngeal slits, a dorsal nerve cord, notochord, and post-anal tail. Ex. Humans

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

One twentieth of one percent: The fraction of NASA's budget allocated to locating Killer Asteroids.

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#Silphium - an extinct plant that has heart shaped seeds and was used by ancient Greeks as an aborticide, possible origin of heart shape

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#Lanugo - a type of hair present on all developing fetuses that is usually lost at around 35 weeks. Can be found in teratomas and meconium.

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#Hippocampus - a horseshoe shaped limbic system structure that controls memory storage & aids you in navigating spatial and cognitive areas

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#NuptialGift - a behavior where food or other items, presented prior/during mating that increase reproductive sucess and or indicate fitness

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#Serotonin - a neurotransmitter manufactured in the brain but used in the gut. Thought to control mood, appetite, social behaviors, & sleep.

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#Allelopathy - a type of chemical warfare used by some plants to prohibit the growth of neighboring plants competing for the same resources.

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@mbowytz Thanks for the follow good sir. Have you heard about the remote control roaches that have been developed? http://t.co/3QG1BpQQ

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#Sarcomastigophora - a phylum in the Protist kingdom made up of autotrophic and heterotrophic single celled organisms with flagella. fun2say

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#BulkModulus - the measure of the elasticity present in a substance. This term is commonly applied to fluids. Water is nearly incompressable

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#Mesoscopic - the area somewhere between microscopic and macroscopic. See also mesoscopic physics, it will blow your mind!