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It matters whether it is 10 or 12 or eight, because every time we rewrite a criminal statute or modify the rules of evidence, we are adjusting the terms of the trade-off.
Many plant species also modify the environment they experience by generating organic litter; influencing hydrological and biogeochemical cycles; affecting temperature, humidity, and light regimes; and, over the longer term, determining the make up of the atmosphere.
The name Grande Riviére de la Baleine became anglicized into Great Whale River , but this is ambiguous in English since the Great can modify either Whale or River . When it was translated back into French, the wrong sense was used, and it became Riviére de la Grande Baleine rather than the original Grande Riviére de la Baleine .
Identification of genes that modify pressure-induced cell death and characterization of the mechanisms by which they act will broaden the knowledge base from which informed decisions regarding patient counseling, screening, and treatment are made.
This report raised the immediate concern that disrupted mNoc transcription might modify its rhythmic expression pattern and function.