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Anti-predator adaptation (5,801 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anti-predator adaptations are mechanisms developed through evolution that assist prey organisms in their constant struggle against predators. Throughout

Andrew McIntosh (physicist) (376 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

awards in London in 2010 for developing a technology based on the defence mechanism of bombardier-beetle. In a 2007 discussion with Richard Dawkins on

Smoker's melanosis (1,397 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

epithelial cells move faster to the surface compared to skin, a similar defence-mechanism seems to be present, cleaning the mucosa from different toxic chemicals

Cycad (3,098 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

this is a source of some neurological diseases in humans. Another defence mechanism against herbivores is the accumulation of toxins in seeds and vegetative

Aposematism (5,728 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aposematism is the advertising by an animal, whether terrestrial or marine, to potential predators that it is not worth attacking or eating. This unprofitability

Forest rain frog (245 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

about 10 cm in body length. The purple frogs are known to contain a defence mechanism consisting of a toxic chemical on their slimy exterior. If contact

Homolidae (333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

sponges, black corals and gorgonians, and this behaviour may be a defence mechanism against predators. Some species have been observed carrying living

Bait ball (3,677 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

together when they are threatened. This instinctual behaviour is a defence mechanism, as lone individuals are more likely to be eaten than an individual

Genetics of migraine (1,457 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Five possible evolutionary explanations exist: i) migraine as a defence mechanism, ii) migraine as a result of conflicts with other organisms, iii)

Tyrannodoris tigris (256 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

these species. It is hypothesized that tambjamines are a chemical defence mechanism against feeding by the spotted kelpfish Gibbonsia elegans. This species

Sardine run (3,713 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

together when they are threatened. This instinctual behaviour is a defence mechanism, as lone individuals are more likely to be eaten than when in large

Lekianoba (665 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

taken by surprise, the Georgians failed to build up an effective defence mechanism against Lekianoba largely due to the constant internal conflicts and

Millipede (8,556 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

millipedes are covered with tufts of detachable bristles. Its primary defence mechanism is to curl into a tight coil, thereby protecting its legs and other

Barwin domain (224 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

saccharides, suggest that the barwin domain may be involved in a common defence mechanism in plants. Svensson B, Svendsen I, Hojrup P, Roepstorff P, Ludvigsen

Arsenate-mycothiol transferase (127 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

\rightleftharpoons } arseno-mycothiol + H2O Reduction of arsenate is part of a defence mechanism of the cell against toxic arsenate. Ordóñez E, Van Belle K, Roos G

Élie Metchnikoff (4,108 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

specifically macrophage, in 1882. This discovery turned out to be the major defence mechanism in innate immunity, as well as the foundation of the concept of cell-mediated

Biotic stress (2,841 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

trigger signalling pathways throughout the plant, initiating its defence mechanism and allowing the plant to minimise damage to other regions. These

Paromola (146 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and gorgonians, over the rear half of the carapace, in a possible defence mechanism against predators. Paromola bathyalis Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995

Amphibian antimicrobial peptides (154 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

activity, which are synthesized by vertebrates as an efficient host-defence mechanism against invading microorganisms. A number of these defence peptides

Geckolepis megalepis (392 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

has the largest scales of any known gecko and can detach them as a defence mechanism when a predator attacks, leaving the predator with a mouthful of scales

Odontogenic infection (717 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

complicating factor for managing odontogenic infections is the host defence mechanism which can be impaired by systemic illnesses and certain medications

Eyespot (wheat) (903 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

defence mechanism. It can interfere with cationic co-factor of enzymes which influences pathogenesis related events. As a further defence mechanism wheat

Peptidoglycan binding domain (674 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

gelatinase B (MMP-9) secreted by neutrophils as part of the innate immune defence mechanism. Several MMPs are implicated in cancer progression, since degradation

Frank O. Bastian (547 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and NPV <1), and is either induced by Spiroplasma directly or by a defence mechanism of the host. In 2014 Bastian discovered that Spiroplasma forms biofilms

Myanmar Air Defense Forces (1,000 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Air Defence Signal Battalion, an Air Defence ECM Battalion, an Air Defence Mechanism Battalion, an Air Defence Workshop Battalion, and Air Defence Battalions

Clown loach (1,301 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

spine that lies in a groove below the eye, which may be extended as a defence mechanism. The spine may cause a painful wound, but is not venomous. It also

Ostraciidae (784 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Barenholz, Y.; Zlotkin, E. (2001). "Cooperative cocktail in a chemical defence mechanism of a trunkfish". Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters. 6 (4): 971–84

Aryl radical (222 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

suspected to generate an aryl radical as part of its biological chemical defence mechanism. The parent phenyl radical has been identified by electron paramagnetic

Andrew F. Read (545 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

evidence that animals have genetic variation in tolerance, a host defence mechanism which complements the more conventionally studied resistance. Scholia

Danse Macabre Records (115 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

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Spectinomycin (785 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

nuclear genes. Spectinomycin is mainly produced by organisms as a defence mechanism against predators. Spectinomycin was discovered 1961. A disruption

Battlefield (Doctor Who) (1,491 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

sword. When Ace removes the sword from its plinth, she activates a defence mechanism. The Doctor ejects Ace from the spaceship, sending her shooting up

White-backed mousebird (529 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rectrices come out so easily as to suggest that it is a sacrificial defence mechanism. This is a markedly social bird, with small groups of presumably related

Witchetty grub (591 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Acacia kempeana shrub are another source of the grubs. When held, as a defence mechanism, the grubs will secrete a brown liquid. Witchetty grubs feature as

Dice snake (660 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

it spreads a very bad-smelling secretion from its cloaca. Another defence mechanism is thanatosis, playing dead.[citation needed] During the mating season

Siderocalin (3,390 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

siderophores such as enterobactin. Siderocalin is a part of the mammalian defence mechanism and acts as an antibacterial agent. Crystallographic studies of Scn

Straw-necked ibis (1,057 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

flicking the toads about until they release the toxin which is their defence mechanism, then taking them to a creek to wash them Breeding season is highly

Gordonopsis (576 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

objects in place over the rear half of the carapace in a possible defence mechanism against predators. Species of Gordonopsis are found in deep waters

Virus (18,324 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

degrading the viral mRNA. Rotaviruses have evolved to avoid this defence mechanism by not uncoating fully inside the cell, and releasing newly produced

Sea cucumbers as food (1,359 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the sea cucumber, as it physically resembles a phallus, and uses a defence mechanism similar to ejaculation as it stiffens and squirts its own entrails

Nirvana (1997 film) (854 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

burns the hacker's brain. Jimi manages to pass through the network defence mechanism by freeing his mind, forgetting about life before or after, about

Rank theory of depression (1,766 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

argue that depression, like vomiting, can become maladaptive when the defence mechanism, designed for the short-term, is overused (see Fig. 1). One factor

Padmavyooham (2012 film) (865 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

robberies and the death of a journalist who investigates the complex defence mechanism of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. Following this, Adhitya Varma

Blue poison dart frog (952 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The glands of poisonous alkaloids located in the skin serve as a defence mechanism to potential predators. The black spots are unique to each frog, enabling

Namaqua rain frog (417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the ability to inflate their bodies dramatically and squeak as a defence mechanism to deter predators. Breeding activity has been recorded in winter

Velia caprai (439 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and a generally stouter appearance. Velia caprai has a chemical defence mechanism which is often able to prevent predation. It is so distasteful to

Latia (767 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

vary as to the purpose of the bioluminescence, but indicate it is a defence mechanism. One theory is that when disturbed by a predator, Latia release the

PERK inhibitors (233 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

pancreas. The PERK enzyme plays a key role in activating the brain's defence mechanism. In mice with prion disease, inhibiting PERK restored translation

Muslim conquest of Khuzestan (1,132 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

city in 642. The city didn't put much of a resistance, due its weak defence mechanism; only after a few days, the city surrendered and opened its gate.

Tuberculosis (16,419 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and colonise the macrophage, leading to persistent infection. The defence mechanism of the macrophage begins when a foreign body, such as a bacterial

Kellie Maloney (1,639 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2021. Conner, Megan (27 June 2015). "Kellie Maloney: 'Frank was a defence mechanism to stop people from suspecting I wanted to be a woman'". The Guardian

Autohaemorrhaging (1,039 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

predator. Several orders of insects have been observed to utilize this defence mechanism. Beetles Meloidae (blister beetles) – their haemolymph contains cantharidin

Draughtsboard shark (1,463 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to inflate its body dramatically in response to a predator; this defence mechanism may be behind reports of this species barking like a large dog. While

Strophurus intermedius (901 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

become more prominent towards the tail. This spiny feature acts as a defence mechanism. The spines on the tail exude a harmless yet smelly, orange fluid

Scotoplanes (1,630 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

tentacles lining the oral cavity. Scotoplanes are tiny and have their own defence mechanism to protect themselves from predators. Their skin contains a toxic

Donald Malcolm (368 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

The Iron Rain (1976) The Unknown Shore (1976) The Jixers (2009) "Defence Mechanism" (1957) "The Long Ellipse" (1958) "The House of Lights" (1958) "Lone

Newt (3,835 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cristatus) Many newts produce toxins in their skin secretions as a defence mechanism against predators. Taricha newts of western North America are particularly

Oedipus complex (6,040 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

unacceptable ideas and impulses from the conscious mind, is the first defence mechanism, but its action does not resolve the id–ego conflict; it merely confines

Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (1,588 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Pikachu pleads with Mew, he saves them by reasoning with the tree's defence mechanism. However, the disruption of energy flow in the tree due to the defense

Montseny brook newt (350 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

noxious, sticky, and very odorous skin secretion. This is probably a defence mechanism against predators. Its natural habitats are oligotrophic, cold (under

Hypercompe ocularia (152 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

these moths expose a coloured abdomen and exude noxious fluids as a defence mechanism. Hoskins, Adrian. "Moths of the Amazon and Andes Ocularia Leopard"

Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research (978 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

his team have created an artificial human Blood Brain Barrier – a defence mechanism set up by blood vessels to protect the brain. They have subjected

Infant swimming (1,922 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

damage. The diving response can therefore be regarded as an important defence mechanism for the body. Drowning is a leading cause of unintentional injury

Respiratory burst (2,555 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

scavengers, such as catalase and glutathione. Oxidative burst acts as a defence mechanism to pathogen infection in plants. This is seen post PAMPs detection

Sagartia ichthystoma (254 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

emit sticky threads called acontia, armed with nematocysts, as a defence mechanism. Sagartia ichthystoma (Gosse, 1858) World Register of Marine Species

Dwyer's snake (874 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

www.reptile-database.org. [2] Queensland Museum [3] "Balling as a defence mechanism for snakes", Journal of the Herpetological Society of Queensland,

The Angry Beavers (3,944 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

a habit of over-the-top and sensitive emotions, as well as a self-defence mechanism of name-calling. Those things could very well have to do with how

Autotomy (4,149 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

whole parasitised body from their head which may have evolved as a defence-mechanism against internal parasites. These sea slugs are known to be able to

Egbesu (923 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

region, has centered current Egbesu practices around the spiritual defence mechanism Egbesu can provide for the Ijaw people. Oil extraction projects conducted

Breviceps fuscus (1,106 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

observed to puff up their body to make them several times larger as a defence mechanism. When in danger, they fill up with air to appear bigger in an attempt

Seisia, Queensland (1,959 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the war effort. These were also intended to populate the north as a defence mechanism against foreign invasion. Around 1945, the Director of Native Affairs

Corynactis californica (732 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

including assisting in the consumption of larger prey, or as a self-defence mechanism against predators such as Dermasterias imbricata. Studies conducted

Striped burrowing frog (539 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

C. alboguttata has been noted to secrete highly acidic mucus as defence mechanism often causing terminal injury to predator. Obesity Clues From Research

Onion (6,919 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

eye. This gas is produced by a chain of reactions which serve as a defence mechanism: chopping an onion causes damage to cells which releases enzymes called

Sōbōtei Kowasubeshi (1,870 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

mistakes in their training, which resulted in their laughter as a defence mechanism. Deido Sakamaki (坂巻泥努, Sakamaki Deido) A rich artist who built Sōbōtei

Yellow crazy ant (3,041 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Although crazy ants do not bite or sting, they spray formic acid as a defence mechanism and to subdue their prey. In areas of high ant density, the movement

Respiratory tract antimicrobial defense system (1,017 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(September 2004). "Sensitivity of Helicobacter pylori to an innate defence mechanism, the lactoperoxidase system, in buffer and in human whole saliva"

Philippine flying lemur (2,002 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

gliding paths through the trees in search of food. This may be a defence mechanism, whereas a population, the safest route possible is determined and

Sōbōtei Kowasubeshi (1,870 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

mistakes in their training, which resulted in their laughter as a defence mechanism. Deido Sakamaki (坂巻泥努, Sakamaki Deido) A rich artist who built Sōbōtei

Theraphosa stirmi (280 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

predators, it may also rear up and expose its fangs. Another self-defence mechanism of this spider is to use its back legs to flick urticating hairs from

Acute liver failure (4,266 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

This often contributes towards multi organ failure. Impaired host defence mechanism, due to impaired opsonization, chemotaxis and intracellular killing

Waltz with Bashir (3,052 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with the boy with the RPG was forgotten because his brain used a defence mechanism called dissociation. She further illustrates the mechanism with an

Pacific hagfish (2,483 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

D.; Harvey, E. S. (2011). "Hagfish predatory behaviour and slime defence mechanism". Scientific Reports. 1 (1): 131. Bibcode:2011NatSR...1..131Z. doi:10

Girl on Approval (958 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Howland returns it. It becomes clear that Sheila's behaviour is a defence mechanism to stop herself getting hurt emotionally. The Howlands ask to keep

Early Pandyan government (2,025 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

siege. The Maduraikanci gives a vivid picture of the sophisticated defence mechanism that was in place to protect the fort of Madurai during siege warfare

Paraspeckle (1,862 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

as a promoter to cell defence triggering and aiding the cellular defence mechanism. From the molecular perspective, this page examines the Paraspeckle's

Internal working model of attachment (2,504 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

especially important for the function of self-protection and serve as a defence mechanism in the face of contradicting models, where one of them operates within

Sean Hughes (comedian) (1,922 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

developed a lilting local burr. Making schoolfriends laugh was a classic defence mechanism and he even set up comedy gigs at his school. What started out as

Ofsted (5,856 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

us' view of the schools inspectorate... we fall back on a 'clichéd defence-mechanism' of whingeing about inconsistency", and insisted that Ofsted was becoming

Saproscincus mustelinus (426 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

eye. If frightened this skink has the ability to lose its tail as a defence mechanism; the tail lies on the ground twitching, distracting the predator so

Mir-1 microRNA precursor family (3,291 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

post-transcriptional regulation by miR-1 and miR-206. HSP60 is a component of the defence mechanism against diabetic myocardial injury and its level is reduced in the

Phestilla minor (1,915 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

environment, particularly the colour of the coral colony. This acts as a defence mechanism from potential prey which can include fish, lobster, crabs and also

Saskatchewan Highway 6 (2,890 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

or when deer are searching for feeding grounds in the spring. The defence mechanism of deer in the face of a threat is to freeze. There are over 3,500

Tethys fimbria (445 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

for catching them. The cerata can be self-amputated (autotomy) as a defence mechanism when the slug is in danger. Within the mantle large amounts of prostaglandins

Anna Friel (5,727 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

You couldn't tell if her wit was genuine or hastily developed as a defence mechanism to stop her from bursting into tears". In the ITV drama series Butterfly

Full spectrum deterrence (2,151 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

military in civilian hands. This led the creation of formation of defence mechanism systematic programmes, known as National Command Authority (NCA),

Hagfish (6,646 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

D.; Harvey, E. S. (2011). "Hagfish predatory behaviour and slime defence mechanism". Scientific Reports. 1: 131. Bibcode:2011NatSR...1E.131Z. doi:10

Trochidrobia inflata (709 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

through the opening of the shell called the operculum, similar to the defence mechanism of common molluscs such as snails. Trochidrobia inflata has the same

Resource depletion (5,936 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

share scarce natural resources more equally, or to a psychological defence mechanism. The scarcity of resources raises a central moral problem concerning

Sand lizard (3,166 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

breeding season. Sand lizards can self-amputate their tails as a defence mechanism. This ability is called autotomy. In males, the bright green genital

FDC-SP (1,089 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

bacteria, so it has been proposed that FDC-SP acts as part of a host defence mechanism against oral pathogens. FDC-SP is thought to bind target cells through

Pyroptosis (3,956 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

death is carried forward. [citation needed] Pyroptosis acts as a defence mechanism against infection by inducing pathological inflammation. The formation

Spotted wobbegong (2,327 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

generally docile with humans, it is sometimes aggressive with them. Its defence mechanism is a bite, which can cause severe wounds due to the species' tendency

Tambjamine (661 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

prey species. It is hypothesized that tambjamines are a chemical defence mechanism of the bryozoan against feeding by the spotted kelpfish Gibbonsia

Pao palembangensis (516 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

tetrodotoxin (TTX), and it can swell up to three times its normal size as a defence mechanism when threatened. Having a small genome size (362Mb), a chromosome-scale

Cricophorus nutrix (337 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

white threads of stinging cells when it is disturbed. This is a defence mechanism to deter attackers. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cricophorus

Polygonia c-album (3,958 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the spines leads to repeated predation, indicating that no chemical defence mechanism exists to deter enemies. P. c-album adults undergo one of two morphs:

Anchieta's cobra (1,576 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

when given the chance. This species has been known to feign death as defence mechanism against possible predators or when it is cornered, although it does

Jacinta Duncan (586 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Biochemistry and Botany. Her Honours year research focussed on a natural defence mechanism in plants, the production of phytoalexins to halt the growth of invasive

Erlikosaurus (5,415 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

surmised that the long, slender claws of the feet were used for self-defence mechanism. The left humerus is the only preserved remain from the pectoral region

Plant-induced systemic resistance (1,304 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Plant defence mechanism against pathogens

Vikki Abrahams (506 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Abrahams co-authored a study which found that there was a specific defence mechanism used by the immune system which was imitated by cancer cells in order

Lily Chao (3,336 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

challenging and commented, "I was trying to be strong and do the Lily Chao defence mechanism, but I was heartbroken." Producers did not kill the character off

Priming (immunology) (1,192 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

route of infection (cuticular, septic or oral) is important for the defence mechanism generation. Innate immunity in insects is based on non-cellular mechanisms

Doctor Who series 3 (2,733 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

looking at each other, have been frozen because of their biological defence mechanism that turns them to stone when observed. A year later, Sally gives

DRDO Abhyas (1,588 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

tests Abhyas: What is it and why is it important for India's air defence mechanism?". Times Now News. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-17. "ABHYAS"

Caedmon's Song (1,649 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Browne as her alias. Kirsten represses the attack, a psychological defence mechanism. But her attitude towards the attack changes: she develops a desire

Narceus americanus (992 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

physiologically active arthropod secretions. V. Histological studies of the defence mechanism of Narceus annularis (Raf.) (Diplopoda: Spirobolida)". Canadian Journal

Gene expression (11,633 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

poly-adenylated tail. Intentional degradation of mRNA is used not just as a defence mechanism from foreign RNA (normally from viruses) but also as a route of mRNA

Tapinella atrotomentosa (1,482 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Armillaria mellea. Tapinella atrotomentosa has a wound-activated defence mechanism whereby injured fruit bodies convert chemicals known as leucomentins

Senecio gregorii (773 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

However, S. gregorii contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which act as a defence mechanism against herbivores who have not developed a tolerance for the alkaloids

Common blanket octopus (1,040 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

favoured males to remain small in order to continue to utilize this defence mechanism. Predators of the common blanket octopus include the blue shark, tuna

Poikilohydry (1,162 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

been found in some mosses and can induce protein synthesis. Another defence mechanism of poikilohydric plants is to stop photosynthesis and accumulate anthocyanin

Glossary of fishery terms (7,906 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Biotoxins – natural toxins produced by organisms, often for use as a defence mechanism. Bony fish – fish that have a bony skeleton and belong to the class

Malacca Sultanate (8,394 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and nipah palms lining in the estuaries and beaches. To improve the defence mechanism of the city from potential aggressors, Megat Iskandar Shah ordered

Northern spiny-tailed gecko (843 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and other predations whilst they are perching in shrubs. Another defence mechanism that S. ciliaris has is bright palate colour. The northern spiny-tailed

Red fox (13,177 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

permanently abandon their dens during mange outbreaks, possibly as a defence mechanism against the spread of disease. In the Eurasian desert regions, foxes

Miscarriage (10,899 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

morning sickness but there is still no agreement. NVP may represent a defence mechanism which discourages the mother's ingestion of foods that are harmful

U2 concert in Sarajevo (5,738 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

a war. But we tried to live a normal life. It was some kind of a defence mechanism we all had." Years later, Bono said, "It was pure Dada and it deserved

Cicindela aurulenta (690 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the leaves. This behaviour is not fully understood but could be a defence mechanism against predators. Possibly giving the group more lines of sight to

M. Anwar Hossain (1,262 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Kozi Asada. His Ph.D. thesis was titled "Photosynthesis: Plant's Defence Mechanism Against Photo-Oxidative Damage” and was awarded the degree in 1985

Steve Biko (11,992 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

those on the "white left" often promoted a class-based analysis as a "defence mechanism... primarily because they want to detach us from anything relating

Tiliqua rugosa (3,109 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

stumpy tail is similar in shape to its head. This is probably a defence mechanism to confuse predators although it also stores fat and has led to the

Cyanobacteria (17,935 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

asset for cyanobacteria, from floatation device to food storage, defence mechanism and mobility aid. One of the most critical processes determining cyanobacterial

Computer security compromised by hardware failure (5,114 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Daniel (2005), "Partitioned cache architecture as a side-channel defence mechanism" (PDF), Cryptology ePrint Archive Bertoni, Guido; Zaccaria, Vittorio;

Animal locomotion (8,879 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

distances above the water's surface. This uncommon ability is a natural defence mechanism to evade predators. The flights of flying fish are typically around

Trumpism (34,967 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Books. ISBN 978-1788730464. 'Populism' is a category used as a self-defence mechanism by political elites who stand ever further from the people. According

Blake's 7 (10,696 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

it and attempt to salvage it but are thwarted by the alien ship's defence mechanism. The commander of the London sends the expendable Blake, Avon, and

Ecology (21,583 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

change their skin colour to match their background as a behavioural defence mechanism and also use colour to communicate with other members of their species

Rhynie chert (4,009 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

are found in decaying plant cells; the cells may have decayed as a defence mechanism to prevent the fungi from spreading. Fungal interactions are known

Health effects of wine (4,625 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

production of resveratrol. Also, because resveratrol is part of the defence mechanism in grapevines against attack by fungi or grape disease, the degree

Large-eyed green tree snake (572 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cautious when working with it. This species has an almost identical defence mechanism to the boomslang (Dispholidus typus) and twig snakes (genus Thelotornis)

Drop the Dead Donkey (6,028 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

interview suggests that Sally's sexual preferences are something of a defence mechanism to ensure that she is devoid of emotional feeling because she fears

Time Lord (12,621 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

specifically the memories of her travels in the TARDIS and to 'implant' a defence mechanism which is activated in "The End of Time". The War Games showed that

Saskatchewan Highway 2 (5,846 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

or when deer are searching for feeding grounds in the spring. The defence mechanism of deer in the face of a threat is to freeze. There are over 3,500

Guilded Age (2,234 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

unrivaled in combat and ruthless beyond reasoning, traits encouraged as a defence mechanism against the depredations of others. They suffered a significant defeat

Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire (9,677 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

were shaky ground and maintained its political direction and self-defence mechanism intact and continued to smuggle arms and ammunition.: 33 On 13 April

Vivienne (Dragon Age) (2,760 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

and suffering behind it all just tumbles out: her icy facade is a defence mechanism". In an article written for Paste Magazine, Gita Jackson went into

Lactoperoxidase (4,645 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(September 2004). "Sensitivity of Helicobacter pylori to an innate defence mechanism, the lactoperoxidase system, in buffer and in human whole saliva"

Antinuclear antibody (6,260 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

mechanisms against pathogens, one of which is humoral immunity. This defence mechanism produces antibodies (large glycoproteins) in response to an immune

Monocrotaline (1,448 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

is a chemical with pesticide properties and therefore serves as a defence mechanism to fend off predators. However, it can also lead to the poisoning

Torchwood: Miracle Day (4,067 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Blessing, which "rewrote" his immortality in the rest of humanity as a defence mechanism. The team splits up between Jack and Gwen, and Rex and Esther, to

Ailanthus altissima (8,812 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

tree of heaven's own seedlings, indicating that A. altissima has a defence mechanism to prevent autotoxicity. Resistance in various plant species has been

Spotted dagger-tooth tree snake (406 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cautious when working with it. This species has an almost identical defence mechanism to the boomslang (Dispholidus typus) and twig snakes (genus Thelotornis)

Imogen Willis (6,258 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

disorder scares her. So, the immediate reaction is to deny it. It's a defence mechanism." The actress pointed out that for Imogen, it was not "a superficial

Diving hazards (9,175 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

This has been linked to divers feeding fish. Electric shock is the defence mechanism of electric rays, in some tropical to warm temperate seas. Venomous

Ectocarpus (2,574 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

dehalogenases and haloalkane dehalogenases. These enzymes may be part of the defence mechanism of Ectocarpus against halogenated defenses of brown algal hosts when

Stéphane Gagné (7,159 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

machismo of the outlaw biker subculture was only a psychological defence mechanism for weak, insecure men like himself. Pigeon kept taunting Gagné over

RNA interference (15,409 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Chow M, Machaca K (August 2005). "RNA interference is an antiviral defence mechanism in Caenorhabditis elegans". Nature. 436 (7053): 1044–7. Bibcode:2005Natur

Michael Franz (1,037 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

He has been pioneering compiler-generated software diversity as a defence mechanism against software attacks, inspired by biodiversity in nature. This

Eduard Fraenkel (4,196 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the ancient historian Mary Beard, who described it as a probable "defence mechanism" against further dissemination of knowledge of Fraenkel's behaviour

The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold (5,488 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

his privacy. To this end he adopted an overtly hostile persona as a defence mechanism, to repel the outside world. By the early 1950s Waugh was troubled

List of James Bond gadgets (6,480 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

similar purpose like a taser, or to retract the spikes. Rickshaw defence mechanism This was used to knock out an enemy. A button is pressed, and an upper

Fish physiology (9,831 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

‘shoaling’ involves a group of fish swimming together. This behaviour is a defence mechanism in the sense that there is safety in large numbers, where chances

Tetragonula carbonaria (3,716 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

often leads to death of both parties. This behaviour is also a common defence mechanism against large predators such as humans. T. carbonaria bees are highly

Roseobacter (3,142 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in favour of genes such as transcriptional genes, repair genes and defence mechanism genes to help Roseobacter to compete with concurring microbial populations

Redfin bully (2,146 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

camouflage and blend with their surroundings, which is an important defence mechanism. G. huttoni reaches a length of 120 mm. The male redfin bullies are

Coronation of Charles III and Camilla (19,182 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the day of the coronation, and units of the UK Counter Terrorism Defence Mechanism were also placed on standby. Extensive security planning had been

Scarlett Kiernan (3,906 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

struggling with it but is internalising and refuses to talk about it as a defence mechanism. Pegg appreciated the storyline since the negative event had given

Operation Olive Branch (21,181 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

temporarily closed Syrian airspace to Turkey to establish an electronic defence mechanism against the shoulder-launched missiles since the night of 4 February

Ricky Miller (4,430 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

saying that he "couldn't confide in my manager or teammates my only defence mechanism was to act, touch and pretend I didn't care". On 1 January 2021, Miller

M. Golam Shahi Alam (698 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Cows. He did his post-doctoral research on intrauterine cellular defence mechanism in cows with Professor David Noakes from the Department of Large Animal

Paroedura rennerae (814 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rennerae is reported to be quick to bite when handled, likely as a defence mechanism. This species is one of many lizards known to engage in autotomy,

Idiopathic hypercalcinuria (3,178 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

uroepithelium within the urinary tract, which acts as our body's defence mechanism against bacteria. It coordinates the inflammatory response and the

Boat Regatta (397 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

beautifully adorned native wears and used to showcase the communities defence mechanism before colonization, ceremonies and their religion. Besides dressing

Beddomeia camensis (1,909 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

such as the Cam River, side stream vegetation is a vital natural defence mechanism that offers protection against sediment pollution and control over

List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2010 (14,435 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Faye was upset on the way as she expects to be rejected, but it's a defence mechanism. When Faye stays overnight, Eddie accidentally washes Faye's blanket

Gynaephora groenlandica (4,765 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

system would compete for space with the ovaries, and the cost of this defence mechanism may outweigh the benefit of having fully functional reproductive organs

Doratifera vulnerans (1,102 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

painful due to the presence of toxins. He described this feature is a defence mechanism against predators. The caterpillars do not expose these spines unless

Tottenham Hotspur F.C. supporters (8,148 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by Spurs fans as an expression of solidarity with the club and a defence mechanism against antisemitic abuse by rival fans, argues that fans of the club

Portia labiata (7,364 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Portia species break off exceptionally easily, which may be a defence mechanism, and they are often seen with missing legs or palps, while other salticids

Rachel McKenna (10,219 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

though she really didn't, she gave that to herself and that's a self-defence mechanism." Television New Zealand described her first love as being with, "her

Geeta Madhavan (699 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved 13 August 2016. Ravindran, Visa (21 February 2002). "The defence mechanism". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 April 2002. Retrieved

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (4,000 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

bacterial components in the human gut microbiota can trigger a natural defence mechanism that is highly protective against malaria transmission. - Three research

Systemin (4,668 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

high level of constitutive protection is superior to an inducible defence mechanism. However, the continuous activation of prosystemin is costly, affecting

Broadgilled hagfish (2,341 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Euan S. (27 October 2011). "Hagfish predatory behaviour and slime defence mechanism". Scientific Reports. 1 (1): 131. Bibcode:2011NatSR...1..131Z. doi:10

Euglenophycin (2,621 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

state. This may be an indication that euglenophycin is part of a defence mechanism for the algae. Euglenophycin was identified fairly recently so the

Entomophthora (3,807 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

pathogens. Flies have only an innate immunity, this means having a defence mechanism that is not specific to any pathogen that enters the body. Within

Host switch (3,873 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

protein degrade the defence protein. Tetherin is a conserved viral-defence mechanism across species but its exact sequence and structure shows some differences

Pseudowintera axillaris (2,080 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Winteraceae family has managed to adapt with an efficient built-in defence mechanism of a compound called Sesquiterpene Dialdehyde polygodial which has

Khatt Shebib (1,853 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

suggesting that the wall is too low to have been used as a successful defence mechanism. Instead, it is believed that the Khatt Shebib served as a border

Nurse–client relationship (4,003 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

help, humour really makes you feel good". Humour also serves as a defence mechanism, especially in men. A participant said, "For male patients humour

Portia fimbriata (7,823 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Portia′s palps and legs break off exceptionally easily, which may be a defence mechanism, and Portia species are often seen with missing legs or palps, while

Akashteer (759 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

handle in hostile environment. The system automates the entire air defence mechanism enhancing the response mechanism to any threats. It is anticipated

Singlish vocabulary (13,019 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

like a squid'. To be extremely clueless. Squids squirt ink as a self-defence mechanism to get away. The ink makes it hard to see, thus "blur": "Wah! You

Macrozamia heteromera (1,763 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

macrozamin produced by M. heteromera is the result of an evolutionary defence mechanism to prevent itself from being consumed by herbivores. This allows M

Fyffe Christie (4,064 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

states that Christie maintained that this was "not just art but a defence mechanism". These sketches and watercolours are now held in the Cameronian's

Biofluid dynamics (2,878 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

bringing the metabolic by products to the kidneys, regulating the body's defence mechanism, that is, the immune system and facilitating an effective heat and

Psychology of art (11,347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

an alternative to neuroses. He felt that it was likely a sort of defence mechanism against the negative effects of neuroses, a way to translate that

Lysenin (2,790 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

unknown. It has been suggested that lysenin may play a role as a defence mechanism against attackers such as bacteria, fungi or small invertebrates.

Women's Christian College, Kolkata (2,561 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

reproductive health awareness, stressing the urgent need to build up a defence mechanism to overcome the natural vulnerability of the female body. The Cine

Slime coat (1,249 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Harvey, Euan S. (2011-10-27). "Hagfish predatory behaviour and slime defence mechanism". Scientific Reports. 1 (1): 131. Bibcode:2011NatSR...1..131Z. doi:10

Portia schultzi (6,188 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Portia′s palps and legs break off exceptionally easily, which may be a defence mechanism, and Portias are often seen with missing legs or palps, while other

Adaptations of Australian animals to cane toads (3,433 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

principally due to a maladaptive trait whereby toads adopt a cryptic defence mechanism when attacked. The immobility of cane toads in response to attack

Indian National Army in Singapore (7,076 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

armed forces and cooperation with the Japanese forces, would act as a defence mechanism for “Indian soldiers and to protect Indian civilians and property

TM7x (4,029 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

inflammation when the macrophages detect pathogens as part of its defence mechanism, such as the tumour necrosis factor (α-TNF). TM7x can be considered

Oguola (1,469 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and villages within the kingdom should construct similar moats as a defence mechanism. This directive led to the creation of such moats around Benin City

Romantic medicine (7,789 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

romantic relationships to describe a patient group, which uses the defence mechanism of splitting to divide medicine into good spiritual alternative medicine

Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. nevadensis (1,797 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Jesús M. (August 2013). "Glandular trichomes as an inflorescence defence mechanism against insect herbivores in Iberian columbines". Oecologia. 172 (4):

Colombia–European Union relations (11,048 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Market Access Special Agricultural Safeguard: Have an automatic trade defence mechanism to regulate imports of sensitive products that require it in the agricultural