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The term "intramural" is most commonly associated with sports within a school. The students form several teams in various sports. These teams then engage in usually light-hearted competition; though some cases have been known to get quite rowdy. Intramural (or IM for short) sports' popularity is growing around the world. IM or im or Im may stand for: Computing: ImageMagick Information management Identity management Input method Instant Messenger/Instant Messaging Induction motor Infected Mushroom Infectious mononucleosis International Master title in chess Imaginary part Iron Maiden Individual Medley in Medley swimming intramuscular administration of a drug This page expands and disambiguates...


Top intramural sports include:

Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls attempts to score. ... Bowling ball and two pins Ten-pin bowling lane Bowling is a game in which players attempt to score points by rolling a ball along a surface to either hit a target or knock down objects called pins. ... Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Ultimate Frisbee is a competitive non-contact team sport played with a Frisbee or similar flying disc most commonly weighing 175 g. ...

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MySpace.com - Intramural - Nashville, Tennessee - Experimental - www.myspace.com/intramural (1071 words)
intramural is a new project from denver dalley (statistics, desaparecidos) featuring a different vocalist on each track, recorded with sam shacklock.
While it took four years to complete this record, Dalley is already hard at work on it’s sequel, with a completely different sound and lineup of guest vocalists.
Much like Dalley himself, whose restless traveling and touring was the impetus of this project, INTRAMURAL is a music collaboration that refuses to establish roots and remain still.
genome.gov | Intramural Research (346 words)
NHGRI's Division of Intramural Research plans and conducts a broad program of laboratory and clinical research to translate genomic and genetic research into a greater understanding of human genetic disease, and to develop better methods for the detection, prevention and treatment of heritable and genetic disorders.
In an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. David Bodine and colleagues from NHGRI's Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch and the Genetic Disease Research Branch find that Wnt5a regulates hematopoiesis by the antagonism of the canonical Wnt pathway, resulting in a pool of quiescent HSCs.
National Human Genome Research Institute Deputy Clinical Director Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D. is one of the world's foremost experts in the study and treatment of a group of rare genetic diseases collectively dubbed congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG).
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