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- noun chemistry Symbol for
rubidium .
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Examples
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Blau's team experimented with two genes: A tumor suppressor called Rb that was flagged in earlier regeneration studies, and another tumor suppressor called Ink4A that they found in the genomes of higher-order vertebrates, but not in newts and salamanders.
Wired Top Stories 2010
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For example, under a square with the letters "Rb" below a photo of Randolph is "Rebounds 11.9. 3rd in NBA.
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She is instrumental in the transfer of information from the laboratories studying the retinoblastoma (Rb) gene to the patients, and from the patients back to these laboratories.
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Unlike Dryja, working with his growing stash of tumor samples, Friend had been building a collection of normal cells—cells in which the Rb gene was completely intact.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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But even Dryja, an inveterate optimist, was hesitant about taking on the search for Rb.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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The scientists started with individual mouse cells and blocked both Rb and ARF.
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He said a drug could be used to inhibit Rb and ARF to start the regenerative process.
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Dryja began his hunt for Rb with a few key assumptions.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Past research had shown that one such protein, retinoblastoma, or Rb, prevented inappropriate cell division in many mammalian cells.
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Rb Tx, there's no politician that has changed his opinion on issues more than John Mccain.
Obama switches prediction: now says it'll be Celtics in six 2008
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