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How does an invading pathogen cause disease?

There are three main ways that an invading pathogen can result in disease:

 

Damage or destroy host cells

This is host specific and ligands on the pathogen mus...

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Answered by Jenny C. Biology tutor
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What is Mass Spectrometry?

Mass spectrometry is a technique we use to analyse and determine the structure of compound. Generally, it works by injecting your compound into an ionisation chamber, ...

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Answered by Sinead B. Chemistry tutor
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Show that the integral of tan(x) is ln|sec(x)| + C where C is a constant.

First, recall that tan(x) can be rewritten in terms of sine and cosine.

tan(x) = sin(x)/cos(x)

The rephrasing of our question suggests that we should try the substitution ru...

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Answered by Anja S. Maths tutor
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What else is the definite article (le/la/les) used for in French?

In most instances where English uses the definite article, French does too. However, it has some special uses in French, which I shall explain below.

1) Must be used with all abstract nou...

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Answered by James H. French tutor
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How are blood glucose levels controlled in the body?

Blood glucose is controlled by a negative feedback mechanism. 

When blood glucose levels rise, this is detected by beta cells in the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. In response, the...

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Answered by Emily K. Biology tutor
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