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Palm oil

palm oil

An oil obtained from the seeds of elaeis guineensis (family Palmae); used in the manufacture of soap, liniments, and ointments; also in foods.


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Worlds strongest animal-in size

... their pointed beaks because pressure = weight/conact area , but also due to their immense jaw strength which has evolved to crack amazingly tough palm nuts. On the snake side of things, they would be able to constrict with much more power than that of the macaws jaw but the surface area is huge ...

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by futurezoologist
Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:23 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Worlds strongest animal-in size
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Name of animal found in Boulogne-sur-Mer

... Imagine the shell something like these sea anemones + 5 lines similar to the leaves of the palm in the picture below. http://realestate.theemiratesnetwork.com/developments/dubai/palm_islands/images/palm_jumeirah.jpg Really ...

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by NicholasBio
Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:54 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Name of animal found in Boulogne-sur-Mer
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Views: 782

Re: DNA Replication-Polymerase/Primer

... COMPLEX.IT NEEDS FREE 3' OH GROUP TO ADD NEW dNTPs SO IT NEEDS A PRIMER.AS FAR AS I REMEMBER IT HAS THREE OR MORE DOMAINS TO WORK (LIKE FINGERS,PALM ETCC..) U SHOULD LOOK AT ITS STRUCTURE.

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by biolog35
Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:49 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: DNA Replication-Polymerase/Primer
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Views: 1807

Global warming, an irreversible cycle?

... is harvested so they need to clear more rainforest to grow more of the palm oil.

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by Draco
Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:49 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Global warming, an irreversible cycle?
Replies: 13
Views: 2467

Global warming, an irreversible cycle?

... But thats the problem. People are cutting down rainforests and planting palm oil plant so the palm oil can be used in bio fuels which they think are ecofriendly while in ...

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by Draco
Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:58 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Global warming, an irreversible cycle?
Replies: 13
Views: 2467
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