Peter and Jane Medawar wrote the following a few years ago: “It has been truly said that viruses are bad news clippings wrapped in protein.” They shot at the trial. When a virus infects a cell, Its genes – the “bad news” – Can, And often do, Disrupt the normal…
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Calcium, an intracellular messenger
with the consequent concern of the sailors. Multiple aspects. In the first place, It serves as a camouflage for defense against predators, As we observe in the skin of the chameleon or in the expulsion of ink from the cephalopods. It is a mechanism, secondly, of recognition and sexual attraction,…
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Biologists investigating basic problems feel fulfilled when their investigations lead to practical application. On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus left the port of Palos for the Canary Islands, to begin, on September 6, the crossing of the ocean sea. When leaving La Gomera. Wounds produced by burns. This line of…
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