s from organic macromolecules by living organisms. This may be a stress response, a normal part of metabolism
such as processes that dispose of waste compounds, or a pathology. Template mediated crystallization is qualitatively different from in vitro
crystallization. Inhibitor
s of biocrystallization are of interest in drug design
efforts against lithiasis and against pathogen
s that feed on blood
, since many of these organisms use this process to safely dispose of heme
.
Under severe stress conditions the bacteria
Escherichia coli
protects its DNA
from damage by sequestering it within a crystalline structure.
A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may think aloud.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
A friendship that can be ended didn't ever start.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend loves at all times, and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
It is amazing how you can surround yourself with so many people you can call friends, and yet actually only have one or two real ones.
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.
A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter;he who finds one finds a treasure.A faithful friend is beyond price,no sum can balance his worth.
Friendship is not for merriment but for stern reproach when friends go astray.