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Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal (), (June 19 1623 – August 19 1662 ) was a French mathematician , physicist , and religious philosopher . He was a child prodigy who was educated by his father. Pascal's earliest work was in the natural and applied science s where he made important contribut more

Cyclol

Cyclol , mainly because it eliminates the resonance stabilization of the peptide bond . This reaction was the basis of Dorothy Wrinch's cyclol model of proteins. The cyclol hypothesis is the first structural model of a folded , globular protein . The same studies appeared to show that the mo more

Action potential

Action potential . B. Actual recordings of action potentials are often distorted compared to the schematic view because of variations in electrophysiological techniques used to make the recording An action potential is a "spike" of positive and negative ionic discharge that travels along the membr 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

Down syndrome

Down syndrome Down syndrome or trisomy 21 (usually Down's Syndrome in British English Characteristics known as Brushfield spots Individuals with Down syndrome may have some or all of the following physical characteristics: oblique eye fissures with epicanthic skin fold s on the inner corner of more

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