biological material
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbiologicalandmaterial
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biological
adjective
uk/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
connected with the natural processes of ...
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material
noun
uk/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition ofbiologicalandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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All contributors were given a complete copy of thebiologicalmaterialto be sequenced, and quality standards were set by the consortium as a whole.
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As well as this,biologicalmaterialwould have to survive at low temperatures for extended durations.
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Photographs are not necessarily the best means of portrayingbiologicalmaterial.
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In fact, whether all the water is able to be removed frombiologicalmaterialis a moot point.
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Thus, any type of solid material can be analyzed, includingbiologicalmaterial.
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Table 3 summarises the results obtained for 6 to 13 separate samples ofbiologicalmaterial.
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The empty aluminum planchettes were examined and trace amounts ofbiologicalmaterialwere found stuck to the metal surface (data not shown).
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Companies and researchers working withbiologicalmaterialhave complained that the transfer ofbiologicalmaterialover borders is often cumbersome.
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Survival of anybiologicalmaterialis thus, at first glance, doubtful.
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The former is particularly difficult for extremely arid soils with low levels ofbiologicalmaterial which are highly desiccated and tightly bound to the soil.
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Comets passing close to the star may evaporate or fragment, releasing rubble rich inbiologicalmaterial.
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One of the most common arguments against the commodification ofbiologicalmaterialis that this process contributes to a diminishing sense of human personhood.
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However, no direct evidence for anybiologicalmaterialin a comet or in cometary dust has ever been found.
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Also, the water can readily penetrate cracked rock, releasing anybiologicalmaterialit carries.
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The interpretation of informed consent to usebiologicalmaterialfor research has been considered by some to be problematic.
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Patients are willing to donatebiologicalmaterialfor substudies in clinical trials.
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Several authors have argued that a market forbiologicalmaterialcan be socially beneficial.
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Sampling often involves small amounts ofbiologicalmaterialfollowed by laboratory research, screening, isolation, replication and development.
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Biologicalmaterialis cryofrozen by rapid freezing (in the microsecond to millisecond range) to prevent ice crystal formation.
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High priority is given to chemically or structurally unstable components and, owing to the risk of introducing feral species and disease,biologicalmaterial.
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