Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305117396
Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 8SQ
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As biology is applied in different fields such as medical, paramedical, research, and synthetic biology, different tools and techniques are used. These techniques are helpful to know the biological process such as molecular biology, genetics,
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