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The following table lists some of our most active members, along with their interests and and their contributions to articles in molecular and cellular biology (abbreviated "MCB"). The last two columns highlight the number of Featured Articles ("FAs") and Good Articles ("GAs") that they have helped to develop. The table can be sorted by clicking on the arrows at the top of each column.
| User | Interests | #MCB Edits | First MCB edit | Last MCB edit | FAs | GAs |
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| TimVickers (talk · contribs) | Enzymes, enzyme kinetics, enzyme inhibition and pathogens. Metabolism of parasites, detoxification and antioxidants. |
47912 | 2006-06-17 | 2009-06-07 | 13  |
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| GrahamColm (talk · contribs) | Mainly virology | 8656 | 2007-09-15 | 2009-06-07 | 4 |
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| DO11.10 (talk · contribs) | Graduate student immunology topics, immune system, etc. | 7953 | 2006 | 2009-06-07 | 1 |
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| Emw2012 (talk · contribs) | Bioinformatics, protein structure prediction, protein design | 1149 | 2008-06-30 | 2009-06-07 | 1 |
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| AndrewGNF (talk · contribs) | Bioinformatics, gene expression analysis; interested in creating a wikipedia page for every mammalian gene using the ProteinBoxBot | 3971 | 2007-03-09 | 2009-06-06 | 0 | |
| Diberri (talk · contribs) | Biochemistry and cell signaling, also template tools | 11340 | 2004-01-05 | 2009-06-06 | 0 | |
| Ciar (talk · contribs) | Molecules and cells of the immune system. | 6056 | 2006-08-16 | 2009-05-22 | 0 |
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Did you know
- 14 May 2024 – Phenotypic disparity (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Interaccoonale (t · c); see discussion
Proposed deletions
- 17 May 2024 – Traceability of genetically modified organisms (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by KoA (t · c) was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 23 May 2024
Templates for discussion
- 21 May 2024 – Template:DYS (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Primefac (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 21 May 2024 – Domestic rabbit (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Reconrabbit (t · c); see discussion
- 20 May 2024 – Mating of yeast (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by RowanJ LP (t · c); start discussion
- 14 May 2024 – Statin (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by RowanJ LP (t · c) was not promoted by Chiswick Chap (t · c), see discussion
Featured article reviews
- 09 Feb 2024 – Exosome complex (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Pereoptic (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 20 Apr 2024 – Chromosome theory of cancer (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Chromosome instability by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Mar 2024 – Pparg coactivator 1 alpha (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to PPARGC1A by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Dec 2023 – Spiral bacteria (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Bacterial cellular morphologies by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Dec 2023 – Coccus (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Bacterial cellular morphologies by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Dec 2023 – Bacillus (shape) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Bacterial cellular morphologies by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Nov 2023 – Maltase (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Α-Glucosidase by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Sep 2023 – Phosphorylcholine (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Phosphocholine by Hammer q (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 06 May 2024 – Tether (cell biology) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Bluescreening (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Jan 2024 – Linoleoyl-CoA desaturase (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Sep 2023 – Institutional racism (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Shoreranger (t · c); see discussion
- 05 May 2023 – T cell (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rod57 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Feb 2023 – Formylation (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Smokefoot (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Nov 2022 – Platelet (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Darkskysunflowers (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Aug 2022 – Epidermal growth factor (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kupirijo (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jun 2022 – Hypervariable region (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by KingisNitro (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Dec 2020 – Pilin (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Nov 2020 – Holocarboxylase synthetase (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
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Articles for creation
- 24 May 2024 – Draft:Ning Zheng (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by TheScienceContributor (t · c)
- 04 Mar 2024 – Draft:Mikhail E. Nasrallah (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ashoak2023 (t · c)
- 18 Jul 2023 – Draft:Catalog of MCA Control Patterns (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Rhodydog (t · c)
- 12 Jul 2023 – Draft:American Gene Technologies (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Khoff352 (t · c)
- 18 May 2024 – Draft:Carolyn Napoli (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Eastmarin (t · c) was declined by Ratnahastin (t · c) on 20 May 2024
- 13 May 2024 – Draft:Lipoprotein rotamase A (SlrA) (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by JLG science (t · c) was accepted to Lipoprotein rotamase A (SlrA) (talk · edit · hist) by Ratnahastin (t · c) on 20 May 2024