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• germ — ► NOUN 1) a micro organism, especially one which causes disease. 2) a portion of an organism capable of developing into a new one or part of one. 3) an initial stage from which something may develop: the germ of an idea. ORIGIN Latin germen seed …   English terms dictionary

• germ-line transformation — Micro injection of foreign DNA into an early embryo, so that it becomes incorporated into the germ line of the individual, and thus stably inherited in subsequent generations of transgenic organisms. Typically, the DNA would be a reporter gene or …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• germ warfare — ► NOUN ▪ the use of disease spreading micro organisms as a military weapon …   English terms dictionary

• germ — n. 1 a micro organism, esp. one which causes disease. 2 a a portion of an organism capable of developing into a new one; the rudiment of an animal or plant. b an embryo of a seed (wheat germ). 3 an original idea etc. from which something may… …   Useful english dictionary

• germ theory — noun (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms • Topics: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty • Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory * * * noun : a theory in medicine: infections, conta …   Useful english dictionary

• germ — noun 1) this detergent kills germs Syn: microbe, micro organism, bacillus, bacterium, virus; informal bug 2) the germ of an idea Syn: start, beginnings, seed, embryo, bud, ro …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• germ — 1.The botanical term for a plant embryo. 2. Colloquial: a disease causing micro organism …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• Bacteria — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Bacteria fossil range = Archean or earlier Recent image width = 210px image caption = Escherichia coli image is 8 micrometres wide. domain = Bacteria subdivision ranks = Phyla [cite web… …   Wikipedia

• Evolution — This article is about evolution in biology. For other uses, see Evolution (disambiguation). For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to evolution. Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

• Nosocomial infection — Classification and external resources Contaminated surfaces increase cross transmission ICD 10 Y …   Wikipedia