biological process

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biological process

A sequence of biological tasks accomplished via one or more ordered assemblies of molecular functions, which generally involve transformation—i.e., A and B enter and C and D come out.

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Cell growth and maintenance, signal transduction, pyrimidine metabolism, cAMP biosynthesis.
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Translation: a cellular process accomplished at special structures known as ribosomes that make a protein molecule from information contained in messenger RNA.
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Now, the researchers are planning to study how activation of the herpes-combating cellular process could be applied to other illnesses.
Cellular process to fight herpes virus identified
This project proposal is therefore timely and will gain insights into this universal cellular process.
SPLICING IN MITOSIS: Regulation of cell division by alternative splicing
A special section is included in this year's edition on [Beta]-arrestins with topics that include the role of [Beta]-arrestin-mediated signaling in chemotaxis cellular process, their role in regulating signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), and the role of G protein- coupled receptor kinases and arrestins.
Annual review of physiology; v.69, 2007
In these cases, the researchers let the cells engulf quantum dots through a natural cellular process called endocytosis.
Nanolights! Camera! Action! Tiny semiconductor crystals reveal cellular activity like never before
For example, the fact that RNAi is a natural cellular process may mean that drugs based upon the phenomenon can be expected to be quite efficacious.
RNAi: what's all the noise about gene silencing?
Wahl speculates that this cellular process originally evolved as a way to remove any potentially dangerous DNA, such as that of a virus or bacterium.
Double trouble: tiny genetic loops aid cancer cells, offer target for therapy

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