What is a GPS? How does it work? The Global Positioning System (GPS) tells you where you are on Earth. Itâs eleven oâclock ... do you know where your kids are? Would you like to? One way to track them would be to have a GPS receiver installed in the car! The GPS, or Global Positioning System, is one of the hottest technologies around, and no wonder. Consider these diverse uses: Minnesota scientists use GPS to study movements and feeding habits of deer.
1. (transÂ´plant) an organ or tissue taken from the body and grafted into another area of the same individual or another individual. 2. (trans-plantÂ´) to transfer tissue from one part to another or from one individual to another. See also transplantation. transÂ·plant.
hetÂ·erÂ·oÂ·graft. n. A type of tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species. Also called heterologous graft, heteroplastic graft, heterotransplant, xenograft.