Sentences with phrase «find foreign substances»
The job of your immune system is to find foreign substances, like viruses and bacteria, and get rid of them.
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Cow's milk is a foreign substance that has pervaded every corner of our diets — starting with artificial infant feeds, but finding its way into mother's breastmilk through the foods she eats as well.
When the human body breaks down a foreign substance, one can typically find chemical by - products in hair or urine that provide clues about how it has interacted with cells.
When the researchers delved into the functions of the different bacterial communities, they found a potential gradient between the BaAka and western microbes in pathways involved in processing carbohydrates and foreign substances.
University of Illinois professor of entomology May Berenbaum, who led the study, said that many organisms use a group of enzymes called cytochrome P450 monooxygenases to break down foreign substances such as pesticides and compounds naturally found in plants, known as phytochemicals.