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Mechanical digestion breaks down large food particles into smaller ones, increasing the surface are to volume ratio. However, polymers present in food particles require a very long time to break down a...

Proteins can function as 

1. Biological Catalysts: enzymes that decrease the activation energy of a reaction and facilitate the progression of chemical reactions

2. Hormones...

Cell division can be divided under three main phases: 

- Interphase: actvie period in life of a cell when metabolic reactions occur, with protein synthesis and DNA replic...

Gene therapy is defined as a set of strategies or procedures that uses Recombinant DNA technology to insert DNA into a patient in order to correct a genetic disease. The result is an altered genotype w...