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  • initialism redundant acronym syndrome
  • initialism military, nautical replenishment at sea

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  • Hyperactivation of the Ras signaling pathway is a driver of many cancers, and RAS pathway activation can predict response to targeted therapies.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Andrey Loboda 2010

  • As we track what we call our RAS -- the revenue and (INAUDIBLE) factor -- we're starting to see cargo, an improvement in yields and also in our passenger revenues in the back quarter.

    CNN Transcript Sep 22, 2009 2009

  • So I am obviously not a woman, so I may not the best judge of this, but i feel that RAS is a capable writer.

    Sex and the single Marvel super heroine | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009

  •   For example, a set of cancer-promoting oncogenes called RAS was down-regulated in these men.

    Changing Your Lifestyle Can Change Your Genes 2008

  • The RAS is the scientific term for a network of nerve pathways at the base of your brain that connects the spinal cord, cerebellum, and cerebrum and acts as a filter for all the sensory input your brain draws from your external world.

    The Answer John Assaraf 2008

  • The RAS is the scientific term for a network of nerve pathways at the base of your brain that connects the spinal cord, cerebellum, and cerebrum and acts as a filter for all the sensory input your brain draws from your external world.

    The Answer John Assaraf 2008

  • In a set of 21 tumor samples, the researchers found 13 had what's known as an RAS mutation, which predisposes someone to develop squamous cell cancer.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • Enterprise servers run mission critical software and are expected to be highly reliable, available and serviceable (an industry metric known as RAS).

    LXer Linux News bob@lxer.com 2010

  • The Yale team worked with fruit flies to study the activity of two genes known to be involved in development of human cancers: a gene called RAS that has been implicated in 30 percent of cancers, and a tumor-suppressing gene called scribble, which contributes to tumor development when mutated.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The Yale team worked with fruit flies to study the activity of two genes known to be involved in development of human cancers: a gene called RAS that has been implicated in 30 percent of cancers, and a tumor-suppressing gene called scribble, which contributes to tumor development when mutated.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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