UBIQUITIN

Etymology

Noun

ubiquitin (plural ubiquitins)

(protein) Any of a class of small protein, or polypeptide, present in the cells of all eukaryotes, that play a part in modifying and degrading proteins.

Source: Wiktionary



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ARCTIID

(noun) stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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