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COLONY. A union of citizens or subjects who have left their country to people another, and remain subject to the mother country. 3 W. C. C. R. 287. The country occupied by the colonists is also called a colony. A colony differs from a possession, or a dependency. (q.v.) For a history of the American colonies, the reader is referred to Story on the Constitution, book I.; 1 Kent, Com. 77 to 80; 1 Dane's Ab. Index, b. t. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Australia's scientific and R&D capabilities have a proven track record, with discoveries such as colony-stimulating factors to RNAi gene silencing technology. Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin Injection) is a patented immunotherapeutic agent, which consists of a mixture of naturally occurring cytokines including interleukins, interferons, chemokines and colony-stimulating factors. TER199 is an orally active molecule that has been shown in animal studies to increase the population of bone marrow cells, as occurs with colony-stimulating factors used to reduce susceptibility to infection following cancer chemotherapy. |
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