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The number of genes that were differentially expressed in tumor 5A as compared with tumor 5B (149-182 genes) approximates the number of genes that are differentially expressed as a result of variations in sample preparation (165 genes).
Of the artists represented, Rist is the only one who approximates a sense of humor, and it's a fairly distant approximation.
This model system closely approximates ECM proteolysis, cell migration, proliferation, and capillary formation.
This approach takes a difficult problem and approximates the answer by carrying out simple calculations a large number of times.
One reason the sign has achieved world domination is because the letters' height-to-width ratio approximates the Golden Section--1-to-1.