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| the part of a pathogen that signals the immune system that an invader has entered |
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| the process by which the information to create a protein is read and copied (DNA --> m-RNA) |
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| the method by which someone can be identified by their DNA |
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| small infection agents that replicate inside cells |
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| section of DNA that codes for protein |
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| direct manipulation of an organism's genome |
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| organelle that produces proteins |
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| nucleotides that attach to sections of DNA,signaling where to start and stop the PCR |
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| viruses that attacks bacteria and is used to insert DNA |
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| organelle that provides energy for the cell |
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| Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum |
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| organelle that has ribosomes on its surface |
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| given to English traffic wardens to identify DNA |
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| plates of DNA fragments after they have been separated by size, if 4 match then sample matches original |
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| bacteria used for genetically engineered plants |
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| where genetic material is stored in prokaryotic cells |
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| herbicide resistant engineering |
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| a string of amino acids connected by peptide bonds, make us function |
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| the ability to stick to a surface |
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the method to observe and move nanoparticles |
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a disease caused by too much silver in the tissues |
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a nanotchnology used to detech tumors |
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the theory that plants long ago were chnaged by heat and pressure to create oil |
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buckminsterfullerene
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a hallow sphere consisting of 60 carbon atoms |
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carbon hexagons wrapped in a cylinder |
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| a chemical reaction that produces water, carbon dioxide and energy |
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| a combination fo two materials that are intermixed |
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| the degrees between a liquid and the surface it's on |
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| the most common method to make carbon nanotubes |
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| policy that promotes using fuels with a lower carbon to hydrogen ratio |
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| the ratio of energy obtained to energy used |
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| raw material input into a process |
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| the process whereby neutrons split apart a large atom to produce energy |
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| the process by which natural gas is removed from shale |
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| deuterium and tritium combine to produce energy |
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| part of a power plant that spins to produce electricity |
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| a device that includes a plane mirror which turns so as to keep reflecting sunlight toward a predetermined target, compensating for the sun's apparent motions |
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| fossil fuels are made of this |
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| a term for something that attracts or is attacted by water |
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| something that detracts water |
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| a term for something super hydrophobic that exhibits self-cleaning tendencies |
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| a superhydrophobic substance that does not dissolve in water |
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| the major componenet of natural gas |
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| measures toxic molecules from the lungs to detect cancer |
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| the classification for objects between 1 and 100 nm |
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| used to clean up oil spills |
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| used to make artifical muscles |
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| the hydrocarbon that makes up gasoline |
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| energy caused by a change in elevation |
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| florescent nanoparticls used for diagnosis |
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| where operation desert glow took place |
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| scanning probe microscope |
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| a method to observe and move nanoparticles |
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| rock that contains natural gas |
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| biomimetic strategy involving complex structures on various length scales |
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| if 100 neutrons produced in one generation of nuclear reastions react and produce 90 neutrons |
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| the term for something that has a contact angle of greater than 150 |
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| a combination of carbon monoxide and hydrogen |
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| hydrogen with two extra neutrons |
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| steam is sent here so that it can spin |
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| what adenine base pairs with |
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| the proposed storage facility for used fuel rods |
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| cosmetics using carbon particles |
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