The studies carried out under the Project have shown that identity, seen from a long-term perspective, cannot be viewed as a ghetto or an enclosure, but as the result of whole process of synthesis and encounter between peoples and cultures.

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Ricin interferes with the process of protein synthesis, eventually leading to cell death.

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This process involves the expression of genes and the synthesis of new proteins, and Dr Strange suspects that emotion interferes with these biochemical events.

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But, in older animals - and, it is believed, humans - the amino acid stimulus prompting synthesis is less effective, and the process slows down.

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The Globe's claim to authenticity rests on the painstaking process of its reconstruction, which relied on a synthesis of what is known of Elizabethan building techniques, whatever archaeological evidence exists and literary analysis.

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Lead optimisation is a key stage in the drug discovery process, where early leads are improved through cycles of design, synthesis and testing to identify potential drugs which are suitable for testing in a clinical setting.

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His vision of the synthesis of art and science may be a never-ending process, but his work on Nina just may be the full fruition of a lifetime of trying.

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