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Activity per unit mass of a radionuclide
Specific activity is the activity per unit mass of a radionuclide and is a physical property of that radionuclide. It is usually given in units of becquerel per kilogram (Bq/kg), but another commonly used unit of specific activity is the curie per gram (Ci/g). 1 Ci/g = 37 TBq/kg. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Specific activityA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Reprogramming site-specific retrotransposon activity to new DNA sitesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Joyful learningThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A technique for radiolabeling DNA restriction endonuclease fragments to high specific activityCited 14,335 times
- Go sideways: Curie (unit)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Radioactive decayA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The activity per unit mass of a radionuclide: number of decays per unit time, per mass.
Noun Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see specific, activity.
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A technique for radiolabeling DNA restriction endonuclease fragments to high specific activity
Labeling deoxyribonucleic acid to high specific activity in vitro by nick translation with DNA polymerase I
THE PREPARATION OF 131I-LABELLED HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE OF HIGH SPECIFIC RADIOACTIVITY
Specific Association of Human Telomerase Activity with Immortal Cells and Cancer
Preparation of Iodine-131 Labelled Human Growth Hormone of High Specific Activity
Evaluation of Specific Ultraviolet Absorbance as an Indicator of the Chemical Composition and Reactivity of Dissolved Organic Carbon
🆕 Influential since 2022
Reprogramming site-specific retrotransposon activity to new DNA sites
Cell-class-specific electric field entrainment of neural activity
Motor cortical influence relies on task-specific activity covariation
A photonanozyme with light-empowered specific peroxidase-mimicking activity
Manipulation-specific cortical activity as mice handle food
📚 Books worth reading
Joyful learningAlice Udvari-Solner, Paula Kluth · 2007
Recreation, leisure, and chronic illnessMiriam P. Lahey, Robin Kunstler · 1993
A multilevel approach to the study of motor control and learningDebra J. Rose, Robert W. Christina · 1997
Putting on the BrakesPatricia O. Quinn, Judith M. Stern · 1991
Parenting young athletes the Ripken wayRipken, Cal, Cal Ripken · 2006
Engaging children in scienceAnn C. Howe, Linda Jones · 1992
Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessonsSiegfried Engelman, Siegfried Engelmann · 1986
Discovering densityJacqueline Barber, Marion E. Buegler · 2001
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