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cannot be. Hence, the term name-bearing type or onomatophore is sometimes used, to denote the fact that biological types do not define "typical" individuals...

species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens). A similar concept is used for suprageneric groups and called a type genus. In botanical nomenclature...

Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, insects, and fungi with...

found in almost every ecosystem on Earth and are the most numerous type of biological entity. The origins of viruses in the evolutionary history of life...

biological specimens are stored in a type of biorepository called a biobank, and the science of preserving biological specimens is most active in the field...

Biological anthropology, also known as physical anthropology, is a scientific discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human...

In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. According to the International...

Biological rhythms are repetitive biological processes. Some types of biological rhythms have been described as biological clocks. They can range in frequency...

Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense (CBRN defense) or Nuclear, biological, and chemical protection (NBC protection) is a class of...

both types of gamete is hermaphrodite. In non-hermaphroditic species, the sex of an individual is determined through one of several biological sex-determination...

A biological membrane, biomembrane or cell membrane is a selectively permeable membrane that separates the interior of a cell from the external environment...

body of water (river, lake or ocean). A rotating biological contactor is a type of secondary (biological) treatment process. It consists of a series of...

Biological weapons are pathogens used as weapons. In addition to these living or replicating pathogens, toxins and biotoxins are also included among the...

Biological thermodynamics (Thermodynamics of biological systems) is a science that explains the nature and general laws of thermodynamic processes occurring...

categorize organisms by biological type, such as genus or species. Biological classification is a form of scientific taxonomy. Modern biological classification...

radiobiology, the relative biological effectiveness (often abbreviated as RBE) is the ratio of biological effectiveness of one type of ionizing radiation relative...

Biological immortality (sometimes referred to as bio-indefinite mortality) is a state in which the rate of mortality from senescence is stable or decreasing...

A biological pacemaker is one or more types of cellular components that, when "implanted or injected into certain regions of the heart," produce specific...

Biological organisation is the organisation of complex biological structures and systems that define life using a reductionistic approach. The traditional...

any type of technology that uses both nano-scale materials (i.e. materials having characteristic dimensions of 1-100 nanometers) and biologically based...