As a first approximation, it is possible to view introns as unimportant sequences whose only function is to be removed from an unspliced precursor RNA in order to generate the functional mRNA, rRNA or tRNA product.

He invented the precursor technique to Gram staining bacteria, and the methods he developed for staining tissue made it possible to distinguish between different type of blood cells, which led to the capability to diagnose numerous blood diseases.

SCADTA lobbied hard for landing rights in the Panama Canal Zone, ostensibly to survey air routes for a connection to the United States, which the Air Corps viewed as a precursor to a possible German aerial threat to the canal.

It seems possible that the Mavilly altar is a precursor of the Verbeia altar.

Earliest uses probably date to late twentieth century U. S. military jargon, though possible precursor terms are much earlier.

Some modern historians speculate that Batu intended primarily to assure his flanks were safe for the future from possible interference from the Europeans, and partially as a precursor to further conquest.

Some physicians advocate either once-in-a-lifetime or 5 / 10-yearly endoscopy for patients with longstanding GERD, to evaluate the possible presence of dysplasia or Barrett's esophagus, a precursor lesion for esophageal adenocarcinoma.

" David McClintick described him as, " a modern Tom Paine, a possible precursor to millions of town criers using the Internet to invade the turf of bigfoot journalists.

The character of Caroline Sheppard was later acknowledged by Christie as a possible precursor to her famous detective Miss Marple.

Barton, who has offered the core of research about ethnomathematics and philosophy, asks whether " ethnomathematics is a precursor, parallel body of knowledge or precolonized body of knowledge " to mathematics and if it is even possible for us to identify all types of mathematics based on a Western-epistemological foundation.

Standardization of dialects however may be perceived as a precursor to possible regionalism, so this too would most likely be deterred.

In myeloid precursor cells, autophagia can be an indicator of CHS, and a possible explanation for neutropenia.

In October 2006, he agreed to join the Chicago Cubs as a bench coach for the 2007 season, a possible precursor to an eventual return to managing a major league club.

Tim Lott, writing in London's Evening Standard in December 2002, said that the proposed British identity card was a possible precursor to an internal passport.

Nonetheless, the system provides the sort of performance levels that would make an interstellar precursor mission possible.

* Sugar pie ( tarte au sucre ): which possibly came with the arrival of the " King's Daughters " " filles du roi " in Quebec during the 1600s, where the imported brides used maple syrup, butter and dried fruit to make a possible precursor to modern examples of the butter tart,

Evidence suggests Notch signaling regulates the progressive recruitment of endocrine cell types from a common precursor, acting through two possible mechanisms.

Their mission was to sabotage crucial parts of the civil and military infrastructure as a precursor to a possible US / USSR active conflict or war.

It is possible to date the differentiation of the precursor melt which then cooled and crystallized into the different types of rocks.

A possible precursor to the New Deal, Roosevelt supported the creation of an Authority, separate from state finances.

Also about this date, the culture of Villanova, possible precursor of the Etruscan civilization, appears in central Italy ( possibly with an Aegean origin ).

After a possible precursor explosive event in 1903, Cerro Azul once again erupted in 1907.

Ergometrine is listed as Table I precursors under the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, as possible precursor compound for LSD.

From the other direction, Jean Bottero has suggested that Yah of Ebla ( a possible precursor of Yam ) was equated with the Mesopotamian god Ea during the Akkadian period.

It is possible that the Club began at the end of the 17th century as the so-called " Order of the Toast ".

By means of charts showing wave-travel times and depths in the ocean at various locations, it is possible to estimate the rate of approach and probable time of arrival at Hawaii of a tsunami getting under way at any spot in the Pacific.

After considering the possible side effects, the national government of Fiji decided to release the toad in 1953, and 67 specimens were subsequently imported from Hawaii.

Among these documents was a report critical of Marshall for his delay in sending General Walter Short, the Army commander in Hawaii, important information concerning a possible attack on December 6 and 7.

A small section of Earhart's Lockheed Electra starboard engine nacelle recovered in the aftermath of the Hawaii crash has been confirmed as authentic and is now regarded as a control piece that will help to authenticate possible future discoveries.

Wireless transmission was intercepted ( if possible ) at any of several listening stations ( Hawaii, Guam, Bainbridge Island in Washington state, Dutch Harbor on an Alaska island etc.

However, the company's commercial activities would not have been possible without the later annexation of Hawaii to the US, which resulted in the removal of high import tariffs on Hawaiian products ( see Overthrow ( book )).

McCarthy also proposed that the military replace self-government in order to negate possible bloc voting by the large Japanese population in Hawaii.

Studies of possible local ' mega-tsunamis ' in the Hawaiian Islands draw distinctions between the tsunami wave periods caused by landslides and subduction-zone earthquakes, arguing that a similar collapse in Hawaii would not endanger Asian or North American coastlines.

* A possible homage to Rudolph's Christmas special was made in an episode of the situation comedy My Wife and Kids in which the character of Junior Kyle bids a girl with whom he has become acquainted during a family vacation in Hawaii farewell.

The term picture bride refers to the practice in the early 20th century of immigrant workers ( chiefly Japanese and Korean ) in Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States selecting brides from their native countries via a matchmaker, who paired bride and groom using only photographs and family recommendations of the possible candidates.

In 2009, he starred with Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich in the thriller A Perfect Getaway as an Iraq war veteran and possible serial killer of honeymooners on the Hawaii islands.

As the show progressed, viewers were taken further behind the scenes during Baby Lyssa's training as a licensed bail bondsman and bounty hunter ; Dog's capture of Andrew Luster and the ensuing arrests of Chapman, Tim and Leland in Mexico ; the deaths of Beth's father ( Garry Smith ) and Dog's oldest daughter ( Barbara Katie Chapman ); Chapman and Beth's 2006 wedding ; Baby Lyssa's wedding and the birth of her second child ; and the shock and fear of the family after Dog, Tim and Leland were arrested by federal marshals in Hawaii to await possible extradition to Mexico.

For example, if Japanese players attain impressive victories, such as capturing Port Moresby or winning Battle of Midway for Japan, it's possible to invade Australia, Hawaii or even San Francisco, victories that historical Japanese commanders didn't come close to imagining.

A long-time sufferer of asthma, while in Colorado U ' Ren contracted tuberculosis, and consequently moved to Hawaii in search of a climate that would make possible his recovery from the frequently fatal illness.

The OHA's hereditary requirement of an ancestor living in Hawaii in 1778 might include persons with " 1 possible ancestor out of 500, thereby creating a vast and unknowable body of potential members " ( 4 ).

In 1999, the National Committee for Quality Assurance ( NCQA ) awarded Health Plan Hawaii with the highest HMO accreditation possible.

Roger Ebert, writing in the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of a possible four :" When I did a seminar at the Hawaii Film Festival several years ago, comparing the physical comedy of Chan and Buster Keaton, martial arts fans brought in their bootleg Hong Kong laser discs of this film and told me that I had to see the final 20-minute fight sequence.