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I know what you mean about the Michael Clarke Duncan character in The Green Mile . His function is essentially to absorb and process white pain, suffering, disease, and guilt, which he does visibly--which is a novel change from the decades of films in which black characters have done the same thing invisibly (is there much difference between what Duncan does for Hanks here and what Poitier did for Steiger in In the Heat of the Night ?).
It is learned in part by experience, and the songs that people absorb are part of the experience that guides their reactions.
If electronic reading supplants print as the primary means by which people absorb written texts, what becomes of the venerable public library?
It is expressed in intestine, kidney, liver and brain [ 16 ] . The function of SLC15A1 is to absorb and transport small peptides [ 17 18 ] . The efficiency of absorption and transportation of L DOPA and its metabolite dopamine, which are neurotransmitter candidates, is increased by SLC15A1 [ 19 ] . Therefore, it is an important potential gene for future drug design, delivery, and targeting [ 20 ] .
Yet dozens of chemicals commonly used to kill weeds, fungus and insects on agricultural crops can cause immediate sickness in people who inhale, swallow or absorb them through skin contact, Wuerthele said.