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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

work go
activity directed toward making or doing something

investigation, investigating go
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

research go
systematic investigation to establish facts

scientific research, research project go
research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses

biological research
scientific research conducted by biologists

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3 Subcategories

cloning go
a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
somatic cell nuclear transplantation, somatic cell nuclear transfer, SCNT, nuclear transplantation go
moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
stem-cell research go
research on stem cells and their use in medicine