Abbreviation for the four steps in a medicine's journey through the body:___A substance that can kill or inhibit the growth of certain microorganisms.___acid-A molecule that synthesizes regulatory molecules such as prostaglandins, it is found in fatty animal tissue and foods such as egg yolk and liver.___A field of research that relies on computers to store and analyze large amounts of biological data.___The industrial use of living organisms or biological methods derived through basic research.___The conversion of a substance from one form to another by the actions of organisms or enzymes.___A lipid unique to animal cells that is used in the construction of cell membranes and as a building block for some hormones.___The amount of medicine to be taken at one time.___A graph drawn to show the relationship between the close of a drug or other chemical and the effect it produces.___The scientific study of genes and heredity, of how particular qualities or traits are transmitted from parents to offspring.___The study of all of an organism's genetic material.___A messenger molecule that helps coordinate the actions of various tissues; made in one part of the body and transported, via the bloodstream, to tissues and organs elsewhere in the body.___A fatty, waxy, or oily molecule that will not dissolve in water; it contains hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen.___Any of a class of drugs that pain, fever, or inflammation by interfering with the synthesis of prostaglandins.___chemical messenger that allows neurons to communicate with each other and with other cells.___The study of how people's genes affect their response to medicines.___The study of how the body absorbs, distributes, breaks down, and eliminates drugs.___The study of how drugs interact with living systems.___The systematic, large-scale study of all proteins in an organism.___process by which a hormone or growth factor outside the cell transmits a message into the cell.___The study of how poisonous substances interact with living organisms.