General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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At the high pressures and temperatures found in the Earth's mantle, rock responds to stress by slow, creeping flow. The mantle, although solid, is a dynamic system. Convection is driven by density ...

Aflatoxin

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Any of a group of secondary metabolites produced by the common moulds Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus that cause a toxic response in vertebrates when introduced in low concentration by a ...

Genetically engineered crops

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Genetic engineering is the use of molecular techniques to transfer genes from one organism to another, with the transfer usually occurring across species. This process allows scientists to create new ...

Ontology (information technology)

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From an information technology perspective, ontologies are hierarchical structuring of knowledge about things by subcategorizing them according to their essential or relevant qualities. An ontology ...

Directed evolution

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Directed evolution is an attempt to replicate in the laboratory nature's method of developing protein catalysts (enzymes) with desirable properties or for particular reactions. In this technology, ...

Heterostraci

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Extinct, armored, jawless vertebrates with a single pair of external gill openings. Heterostraci first appeared in the Ordovician, according to some authorities, and became common in the Silurian and ...

Giant nuclear resonances

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Elementary modes of oscillation of the whole nucleus, closely related to the normal modes of oscillation of coupled mechanical systems. Giant nuclear resonances occur systematically in most, if not ...