The standard technique says, for example, that polar bears are just brown bears that happen to be white.

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One example is the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a standard technique which employs enzymes to churn out millions of copies of a DNA sequence and involves cycles of gentle heating and cooling.

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This release of energy makes the isotopes easier to detect with standard physics technique.

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Dr Brorson is experimenting with a variation on the standard liposuction technique, which makes approximately 20 incisions along the affected arm and uses suction to remove the fatty tissue and lymph.

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The table includes an annualized return, annual standard deviation of the technique, best and worst calendar year return, and the high and low amount in equity over the period.

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It is likely that the technique will become the standard approach at many cardiac MRI centres because of its ease of use and high quality.

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Officials said it will use a technique called hotboxing, which costs more but lasts longer than standard repairs.

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In this case, the Times falls far short of that standard in its discussion of the controversy over shale gas and the extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

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