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Food is masticated and broken down, to increase its surface area, in the mouth. Particularly, starch is broken down by the enzyme amylase. An enzyme is a biological catalyst that has an active site and is co...

Mass spec is used alongside many analytical techniques, and provides information of the structural formula of a molecule such as proteins. Initially the sample is vapourised and then ionised by bombarding it...

Homeostasis is maintaing the body's internal environment. Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) is synthesised in the hypothalamus and secreted by the pituitary gland in response to low water in the body. It acts on th...

Dishonesty is an essential element of the property offences including fraud and theft. The jury will be directed by the judge to consider whether reasonable people would consider the conduct of the defendant...

The idea that a contract needs consideration to be valid is so fundamental as to need no authority. The law will not enforce a gratuitous promise unless it is made by deed which has stringent formality requi...