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Médecins Sans Frontières

Médecins Sans Frontières Médecins Sans Frontières () (English : Doctors Without Borders, its official name in the United States ) is a secular humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic disease . Méde 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

Proteasome

Proteasome Proteasomes are large protein complex es inside all eukaryote s and archaea , as well as in some bacteria . In eukaryotes, they are located in the nucleus and the cytoplasm .Peters JM, Franke WW, Kleinschmidt JA. (1994) Distinct 19S and 20S subcomplexes of the 26S proteasome and their more

Xenon

Xenon Xenon ( in the UK, in the US) is a chemical element that has the symbol Xe and atomic number 54. A colorless, heavy, odorless noble gas , xenon occurs in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts. Although generally unreactive, xenon can undergo a few chemical reaction s such as the forma more

Saffron

Saffron Saffron () is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae . The flower has three stigma s, which are the distal ends of the plant's carpel s. Together with its style, the stalk connecting the stigmas to the rest of more

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