Sentences with phrase «other organisms function»

Time helps humans and other organisms function on a recurring daily schedule that alternates light with darkness...

Not exact matches

Essentially the model reproduces the inner workings of all of the proteins within the organism and allows scientists to see everything from how cells interact with each other to the functions of genes in a larger context that had not been previously understood.

You can argue that the original organism had better eyesight than others of his species and therefore the change increased his ability to survive, but you ignore that the change had to occur in the first place, and if there was a change in the first animal the interconnectedness of the related bodily functions makes it impossible for the chance change — which by the way required the loss of genetic material — to have happened regardless of the amount of time you had.

Ivor Leclerc (3) has recently shown that although Whitehead has - done more than other atomists in explaining the kind of unity possessed by compounds and organisms, he still fails to do justice to the distinctive characteristics that emerge and function at these supraparticle levels.

Furthermore, despite the claim that evolution has no application, phylogenetic comparisons of humans and other organisms allows us to identify the precise location and putative function of genes responsible for developmental disorders.

The pleasure of the psyche is a function of the well - being of the physical organism, and it seeks no other pleasure.

Injured parts are repaired, or other parts modify their functions to compensate for the loss, restoring the integrity of the whole organism.

He points out that in between the material on the one hand and the mental on the other «there lie the concepts of life, organism, function, instantaneous reality, interaction, order of nature, which collectively form the Achilles» heel of the whole system» (84).

Along with the importance of these relationships are several other key features: the nested hierarchies of organisation at hundreds - if not thousands - of different levels on this planet... the same laws of physics and chemistry function throughout the universe, and everything is related to everything else... as any system or organism is always a part of some larger system, organism or ecology, it in turn fulfils a certain function, or set of functions - which is often interpreted as having a certain «purpose» within that larger system.

Many of these occasions also interact in specialized ways with each other, providing the internal functioning and the sense awareness of a living organism.

Or are different functions in the organism of humanity allotted to different types of man, so that some may really be the better for a religion of consolation and reassurance, whilst others are better for one of terror and reproof?

In the case of the latter, some function is not synonymous with original function / function in other organisms and you ignore those examples which clearly provide no benefit.

Typically genetic predispositions to certain disorders, and other negative influences cause declining health of a living organism's tissues and function.

It classifies and describes organisms, their functions, how species come into existence, and the interactions they have with each other and with the natural environment.

And it's also possible that with our better understanding of how bacteria function as part of an environment with other bacteria and with your host organisms, that may represent a kind of relatively untouched set of potential vulnerabilities that we could take advantage of.

And according to a third theory, as organisms age they deteriorate and must spend more energy to repair cell damage — to the detriment of other essential physical functions.

In this study, the researchers noted that conventional approaches to modifying organisms to consume novel nutrients constitutively (i.e. with no «off switch») can lead to inefficiencies when the nutrient metabolic pathways are not linked to downstream pathways for stress - responses, cell growth and other functions important for the health of the organism.

Porter warned that if corals continue to die, he sees «the possibility of disruption of ecosystem function» — with far - ranging effects on other organisms.

These findings show that the evolutionary step of loss of photosynthesis is not simply a loss of functions through loss of chloroplast: it dramatically changes the plant's relationship with other organisms.

In particular, one of the enzymes needed for the synthesis of important glycoconjugates had not yet been identified: the apicomplexan organisms do not have the GNA1 enzyme that fulfils this function in animals, plants and other eukaryotes.

Archibald and others caution that though Loki has genes that are involved in membrane remodeling in other organisms, no one knows for sure that they perform the same function in Loki.

He also believes the technique will work reasonably well for studying the structure and function of proteins in most other model organisms, including laboratory mice.

«These new results from Dr. Liu and his colleagues also extend beyond understanding the function of an anti-sense RNA in the fine tuning of a cell's daily rhythm; they provide an example of the means by which anti-sense transcription likely regulates other key molecular and physiological processes in cells and organisms.»

In other organisms, there is instead a signaling mechanism: An embryonic cell receives chemical signals from neighboring cells that activate (or repress) the genes that allow for germ - line function.

This inhibition renders its function ineffective, and other harmful substances can penetrate into the organism.

Both are present in nearly all other organisms because they fulfil a function in a checkpoint that ensures that both daughter cells get the same number of chromosomes after cell division.

«It was known for years that bacteria, evolutionarily very distant living organisms of us, had mA in its genome with a protective function against the insertion of genetic material from other organisms.

Others took a more fantastical approach, designing whimsical sports venues or suggesting the modification of DNA to create organisms better able to function in an extraterrestrial environment.

Scientists typically don't classify viruses as living organisms, but giant viruses like these, with their own protein - making machinery and other functions normally carried out in living cells, blur the lines between what's alive and what isn't.

Nevertheless, light is gradually being shed on its role in the control of the overall functioning of the genome, in other words, it regulates important processes in our organism such as immune response and that is where it might be possible to find the causes of auto - immune diseases such as celiac disease.

Many organisms on Earth, including animals, need oxygen to produce energy and perform other life functions.

I didn't groan at this idea unlike most other Star Wars fans — many of whom were outraged by the perceived reduction of the Force from a grand, almost magical power to a function of biology — because I'm a biologist who studies bioenergetics: How organisms convert various molecules (food) into chemical energy (adenosine triphosphate or ATP, a compound that enables energy transfer between cells) that can be used to power life.

These studies will provide new leads to understand the cellular pathways that control K2P function in other organisms.

These data sources will allow them to generate fresh hypotheses about health and disease, the evolution of biological form and function, and the intricate relationship of organisms to each other and their environment.

A comparison with other organisms reveals that a unicellular protozoan, a nematode worm, and a fly develop and function with 12,000 - 14,000 genes (Table 1).

D melanogaster represents a useful experimental system for analyzing the functions of neuronal circuits the results from which can translate to neuronal function in other organisms, perhaps even including humans.

Known as the skin microbiome, many of these organisms serve a vital protective function preventing psoriasis, acne and other diseases.

Deciphering their function may prove key to understanding what sets humans apart from other organisms.

Kim and his colleagues were able to deduce the function of several M. jannaschii proteins based on their structures, a strategy that may prove useful in determining the functions of genes and proteins in other sequenced organisms.

Once an organism can draw on two full sets of essentially the same genes, it can begin «to de-evolve certain of the genes in one set and adapt them to some other function — importantly, without compromising the gene's original function,» she says.

Today, microbes continue to evolve in response to an ever - changing environment, and microbial ecosystems still govern the biogeochemical cycling of the planet and profoundly affect the function of all other living organisms.

The potential function of approximately 60 percent of the 3,744 proteins encoded by chromosome 4 of Arabidopsis can be predicted based on their similarity to other proteins of known function in Arabidopsis or other organisms.

Its job is more of the housekeeping type, where it acts in the opposite way of the sympathetic system — it activates the gut for digestion, slows the heart rate, decreases blood pressure and many other functions which help the organism recover from intense activity.

Frank, Zoe and Co. have created a serum that could restore brain function to deceased organisms, hopefully providing new advancements in care for trauma patients, as well as others afflicted with degenerative diseases.

· Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

The verbal and visual can function as a symbiotic organism of absorption, expression, and possibility — one thing illuminates the other without hierarchy and by internal obligation.

They seek answers to questions about the structure of the universe, the formation of our solar system and other planetary systems, the behavior and transformation of matter when subjected to extreme conditions, the origin of life, the function of genes, and the development of organisms from single - celled egg to adult.

keystone species a species that has a central servicing role affecting many other organisms and whose demise is likely to result in the loss of a number of species and lead to major changes in ecosystem function