For example, within just Chlamydomonads, it has been proposed that gene fragmentation has occurred by a bacterial-like transposition [ 28, 61], recombination [ 28, 29, 62], horizontal transfer [ 63], acquisition and scrambling of processing sites [ 29], or it could be that the primordial ribosome was actually a noncovalent network of small RNA molecules [ 23, 28].
The word across the tech industry is that once we reach bottom and begin climbing back, there's going to be a scramble for acquisitions because of the amazingly affordable prices the drop in stock will have provided.
In my new role as acquisitions editor, I scrambled to find good authors, developmental editors, copy editors, and reviewers who could help me produce excellent resources in a short time.
Often, though, the nation's economic growth seems to have spurred primarily a scramble for material acquisition that has little to do with democracy or other such ideals.
Here we assume that each individual effectively exploits a range of resource and that interference on fitness of similar phenotypes results only from scramble competition for acquisition of resource (e.g., [ 26]).
How will you figure out the balance between timing and risk as your competitors quickly scramble to make acquisitions in emerging markets?
Apple's supposed Beats acquisition had analysts and journalists scrambling to reason out its logic in doing so, as on the surface it isn't in keeping with their normal M&A strategy.
Consistent with our hypothesis, intra-VTA infusion of TAT-GluR2 peptide, but not scrambled peptide, blocked the acquisition of HU210-elicited CPP (TAT-GluR2: p>0.05 versus pre-test, n = 9; scrambled TAT-GluR2: p<0.05 versus pre-test, n = 9) (Figure 6C).
The recent acquisition has left other ad networks scrambling to make their offerings more attractive.
The Lockheed Martin Corporation is scrambling to salvage its proposed acquisition of Northrop Grumman, now that the Government has rejected a new proposal the company made in an effort to allay antitrust concerns.
On July 1, Cal-Maine closed its acquisition of Zephyr Egg (see "Cal-Maine Scrambles Up More Eggs").
