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withhold

1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action. Withhold, O sovereign prince, your hasty hand From knitting league with him. (Spenser)

2. To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition. Forbid who will, none shall from me withhold Longer thy offered good. (milton)

3. To keep; to maintain; to retain. To withhold it the more easily in heart. (Chaucer)

Origin: Withheld; Withheld, Withholden; Withholding] [With again, against, back _ hold.


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Downs Syndrome - Trisomy 21?

But the we would be brighter, in theory, if we could make our bodies able to withhold more chromosomes and use them instead of taking damage from them?

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by Makubex
Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:43 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Downs Syndrome - Trisomy 21?
Replies: 10
Views: 1522

this is my point

... is that if you have more compelling proof of what is front of us, and also have facts gathered that could be investigated and reported on, then to withhold this information is a crime and will do nothing but aid in those wishing to cover this up. Whether through court actions against reporters, ...

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by southcity
Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:37 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 748699

ok then

... you have the forum and the attention, blast everything you have out to the world and let things sort themselves out. People are suffering now. To withhold any information that may help or at least get the wheels in motion is a crime in itself. If you have something to say, you have our attention, ...

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by southcity
Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:43 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 748699

HYPOTONIC SOLUTION

Yeah, that it why you get pruned, it's actually your cells secreting the jellious material, I also think it's keratin, that is used to withhold some of the water, the keratin acts as a sort of exterior membrane to the skin because of the secretion. Also, the secretion is made of lipids, and ...

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by Terry K.
Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:34 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: HYPOTONIC SOLUTION
Replies: 11
Views: 1944

Kyle's Stem Cell Research Paper

... Today, scientists have learned all they could about these cells, and now require pure lines for study. The federal government has decided to withhold funding for any new stem cell lines, although it has no power to restrict the creation of these lines. This lack of federal funding has severely ...

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by biostudent84
Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:26 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Kyle's Stem Cell Research Paper
Replies: 14
Views: 20088


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