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active pharmaceutical ingredients	active chemicals used in the manufacturing of drugs similar term: bulk drug substances
agronomy	science of soil management and crop production
antisense DNA	*DNA* molecule with a nucleotide sequence complementary to a specific (sense) DNA.
antisense RNA	*RNA* molecule with a nucleotide sequence complementary to a specific (sense) *mRNA*, thus blocking its translation by bindung to the mRNA molecule, for example: 5' AUGCAG 3' sense mRNA 3' UACGUC 5' antisense RNA
apoptosis	normal cellular process based on a genetically programmed series of events (programmed cell death) leading to cell death
aptamer	synthetic oligonucleotide designed to recognize and bind to targeted molecules with high affinity and specificity. Aptamers are abe to knock-down protein functions in living cells and organisms thus acting as drug-like molecules.
archaeome	all species of the kingdom of archaea
astrobiology	interdisciplinary studies on the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe similar terms: exobiology, xenobiology