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Enzyme

Enzyme of the enzyme TIM , surrounded by the space-filling model of the protein. TIM is an extremely efficient enzyme involved in the process that converts sugar s to energy in the body. Enzymes are protein s that catalyze (i.e. accelerate ) chemical reaction s. In enzymatic reactions, the molec more

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882 ) was an English naturalist . After becoming eminent among scientists for his field work and inquiries into geology , he proposed and provided scientific evidence that all species of life have evolved over time f more

Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate , a gland in the male reproductive system . It occurs when cell s of the prostate mutate and begin to multiply out of control. These cells may spread (metastasize ) from the prostate to other parts of the bod more

Acute myeloid leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also known as acute myelogenous leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of white blood cell s, characterized by the rapid proliferation of abnormal cells which accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the production of normal blood c more

Intelligent design

Intelligent design Intelligent design is the assertion that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause , not an undirected process such as natural selection .". It is a modern form of the traditional teleological argument for the existen more

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