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Vicarious processes

Vicarious processes (Latin vicarius – replacing, replacing; synonym: vicarious processes) – the replaceable adaptive processes created during evolution in fabrics and bodies appearing in response to structural or functional insufficiency of the same or other fabrics and bodies.

 
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Scientists from the Oxford university conducted a number of researches during which they came to a conclusion that vegetarianism can be harmful to a human brain as leads to decrease in its weight. Therefore scientists recommend not to exclude completely from the diet fish and meat.