Discuss the Need for Organisations Need to Remain Both Open

question 55

Essay

Discuss the need for organisations need to remain both open and closed, and to select and absorb new knowledge.

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Definitions:

cAMP

Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate, a second messenger important in many biological processes, including the activation of protein kinases.

Cellular Slime Mold

A group of funguslike amoebozoan protists whose feeding stage consists of unicellular, amoeboid organisms that aggregate to form a pseudoplasmodium during reproduction; compare with plasmodial slime mold.

Dictyostelium

A genus of amoebae that are used as model organisms in molecular biology and genetics.

Ion Channels

Channels for the passage of ions through a membrane; formed by specific membrane proteins.