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Shen Kuo

Shen Kuo Shen Kuo or Shen Kua () (1031 –1095 ) was a polymathic Chinese scientist and statesman of the Song Dynasty (960–1279). Excelling in many fields of study and statecraft, he was a mathematician , astronomer , meteorologist , geologist , zoologist , botanist , pharmacologist 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

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

Metabolism

Metabolism adenosine triphosphate , a central intermediate in energy metabolism. Metabolism is the set of chemical reaction s that occur in living organism s in order to maintain life . These processes allow organisms to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environme more

Raney nickel

Raney nickel Raney nickel () is a solid catalyst composed of fine grains of a nickel -aluminium alloy , used in many industrial processes. It was developed in 1926 by American engineer Murray Raney Raney, Murray (1927). "Method of producing Finely Divided Nickel ". US Patent 1628190, issued 19 more

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