Of special note are 2 chapters that are often missing in traditional medical microbiology books : 1 describes how long-term experimental evolutionary studies in the laboratory can contribute to our understanding of microbial pathogen evolution in the environment and clinics , and the other describes how gene inactivation and gene loss can be ...
lading (countable and uncountable, plural ladings) ( 1 countable) The action of loading. ( 2 uncountable) Shipment, cargo, freight. 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe the ship remained there, in providing his lading and preparing for his voyage, nearly three months...
Lad or lads may refer to. 1  A boy or young man. 2  Lad culture, a British subculture. 3  LÄd, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. 4  Lad, Bhiwani, a village in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. 5  Lad: A Dog, a collection of short stories by Albert Payson Terhune.