THE search for an understanding of human depravity had brought him to respiration, the most basic function of a living creature; he and others were able to see that the snail learned responses to different kinds of stimuli, and that these could be tracked through changes in the spaces between the nerve cells, called synapses.
Thus, it was suggested that the reduction of the biological function of a living body due to aging might be estimated by DNA methylation status.
All the animals can talk, obviously, and they function as a living archive of Richard's most hilarious quotes.
It also functions as a living history of the forest, detailing the trails' histories, forest conservation efforts and the addition of new wilderness areas.
It excludes or eradicates predators, which are crucial to the healthy functioning of all living systems.
Beyond explaining a basic mystery of developmental biology, understanding uniformity and how it is disrupted is important for the proper functioning of all living things, Roeder said.
Sulfur is critical to the functioning of all living organisms, including energy transduction, enzyme catalysis, and protein synthesis [1].
Proper functioning of all living organisms depends on faithful maintenance of genomic information.
In terms of how the OSCL functions as a living building it supplies its own energy needs through geothermal and photovoltaic energy and is carbon neutral.
As an architectural application would have it, we likely judge Jefferson's University of Virginia campus as stately or dignified or evocative of democratic ideals because of the neo-classical design, the campus' place in histories of American architecture and university architecture, and its continuous rededication through the everyday functioning of an enduring, living university.
