Not exact matches
I tend to believe that the name
cobra references several species
of snakes, most
of which are in the venomous snake
family Elapidae.
The diversification
of these toxins correlates directly with their functional importance in prey capture, for example the most pathogenic king
cobra toxin
family have undergone massive expansion, while, in contrast, venom proteins with less important functions do not participate in the evolutionary arms race occurring between snakes and their prey.
Armed with the both the king
cobra and Burmese python genome the team was able to show that, despite previous hypotheses that venom genes evolve «early» in the lineage leading to snakes, venom gene
families do not duplicate early, in fact the study shows that the rapid and extensive expansion
of functionally important venom toxin
families is restricted to the venomous «advanced» snake lineage.
Most groups
of living snakes — including species as diverse as (clockwise from upper left) palm vipers, Indian
cobras, green snakes, and timber rattlesnakes — are genetically most closely related to the Anomalepididae
family of burrowing blind snakes.
In the
cobra's genome, entire gene
families were repurposed to help produce a sophisticated, highly toxic mix
of proteins and peptides that kept changing as prey evolved mechanisms to elude it.
If it weren't for exposition machine Norman Lloyd as Farrow's uncle, telling
of a
family curse that's loosed Satan on Earth in
cobra form, we'd have no connective tissue at all.
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of the
family minivan and pounce on him «like a
cobra.»
COBRA provides coverage for all members
of your
family, which is very convenient.
There's a crazy little program called
COBRA — the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act — that will let you and your
family keep your health insurance, including any group dental benefits provided by your employer, for a limited period
of time (usually 18 or 36 months).
Still, you may wish to take advantage
of COBRA if you or a
family member has a pre-existing health condition.
Number
of employees not accepting your SHOP coverage offer who are covered by other insurance (like another job plan, a spouse's or another person's coverage,
COBRA, the individual and
family Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans coverage, Indian Health Service coverage, or TRICARE).
Under the stipulations
of the «Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act» (
COBRA), a law that was passed in 1985, under certain situations «your employer must offer continuation group health care coverage to you and certain
family members for 18 to 36 months.»
While
COBRA maybe an available option for you or your
family members under your former employer's group health insurance plan, you may have other individual health insurance options available to you during the General Open Enrollment Period or your Special Enrollment Period through the 1) Federal Health Exchange at www.healthcare.gov, or 2) outside
of the federal health exchange with a local broker or agent.
When continuation under
COBRA expires at the end
of 18 or 36 months (29 months for certain disabled beneficiaries), HIPAA provides for the employee's eligibility to obtain a Guaranteed Issue individual /
family health policy from any insurer
of their choosing, as long as they apply within 63 days
of the expiration
of COBRA continuation.
With high, lingering unemployment (11.0 % as
of March, 2010), many Alabama
families have been forced off their employer - based health coverage and have found themselves unable to afford an extension
of health benefits through the
COBRA health insurance program.
Among the Department
of Labor's top 20 requests are information on
COBRA health insurance continuation coverage, the
Family Medical Leave Act benefits, United States employment statistics, health plans, minimum wage and unemployment insurance.
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CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (
COBRA) An act that allows workers and their
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