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MECP2
MECP2, also known as methyl CpG binding protein 2, is a gene on the X chromosome whose mutations cause most cases of Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder.
Mecrylate
Mecrylate (mecrilate, methyl cyanoacrylate, CAS 137-05-3) is the INN for methyl 2-cyanoacrylate, C5H5NO2, a moisture-polymerizing superglue monomer; a phase-3, unapproved small molecule deemed too toxic for clinical tissue adhesive use.
Med Jets Flight 056
Med Jets Flight 056 (MTS056), a Jet Rescue Air Ambulance Learjet 55, XA-UCI, crashed January 31, 2025 just after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, killing 8; NTSB investigation ERA25MA106 found an inoperative CVR.
Med-Gemini
Med-Gemini is a family of multimodal medical AI models from Google Research and Google DeepMind, fine-tuned from Gemini on de-identified medical data and introduced in May 2024.
Med-PaLM
Med-PaLM is a family of large language models from Google Research fine-tuned for medical question answering; in 2023 it was the first model to pass USMLE-style questions.
MED1
MED1 (TRAP220, DRIP205, PBP), mediator complex subunit 1 gene at 17q12; largest Mediator subunit, ligand-dependent nuclear receptor coactivator via LXXLL motifs, ERK-phosphorylated, amplified with HER2 in breast cancer.
MED12
MED12 (mediator complex subunit 12, Xq13.1) encodes a Mediator/CDK8-complex transcriptional regulator. Germline variants cause FG syndrome type 1, Lujan, Ohdo, Hardikar syndromes; somatic exon 2 mutations drive about 70% of uterine leiomyomas.
MEDA (Mars instrument)
MEDA (Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer) is a suite of environmental sensors on NASA's Perseverance rover that measures Martian weather and dust in Jezero Crater since 2021.
Medable
Medable Inc. is a privately held clinical-trial technology company in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2012 by Dr. Michelle Longmire, whose platform runs decentralized and hybrid trials.
Medabots
Medabots (Medarot, メダロット) is a Japanese robot-battle media franchise begun with Imagineer's 1997 Game Boy RPG, featuring Tinpet-frame robots with medal brains, 3-vs-3 Robattles, a 1999 Bee Train anime, GBA RPGs Metabee/Rokusho, and recent titles Medarot S and Card Robattle RB.
Medadom
Medadom is a French teleconsultation company founded in 2017, offering no-appointment GP consultations from booths in pharmacies, and the first approved société de téléconsultation in 2024.
Médaille militaire
Médaille militaire, French military decoration created 22 January 1852 by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte for non-commissioned officers and soldiers; third in precedence after the Legion of Honour and Order of Liberation, motto Valeur et Discipline.
Medak
Medak district, Telangana, India; headquarters Medak town; formed 11 October 2016 from erstwhile Medak district (HQ Sangareddy); 767,428 people (2011), 92% rural, agriculture-dominant; historic Methukudurgam and Medak fort.
Medaka Box (めだかボックス)
Medaka Box (めだかボックス) is a Japanese shōnen manga by Nisio Isin and Akira Akatsuki, following student council president Medaka Kurokami's efforts to solve every student problem at Hakoniwa Academy.
Medal
Medal: a metal disk commemorating a person, event, or achievement, with no face value or legal-tender status, unlike a coin. Originated in 15th-century Italy; made by casting, striking, or zinc die-casting.
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" (Медаль «За взятие Берлина»)
The Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" (Медаль «За взятие Берлина») is a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to personnel who participated in the city's capture in 1945.
Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (Медаль «За оборону Сталинграда»)
Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (Медаль «За оборону Сталинграда»), Soviet WWII campaign medal instituted 22 December 1942; awarded to Red Army, Navy, NKVD, and civilian defenders of Stalingrad (12 July–19 November 1942); about 759,560 recipients; designed by N. I. Moskalyov.
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Soviet medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (За победу над Германией), established May 9, 1945; brass, 32 mm, Stalin obverse, St. George ribbon; over 14 million awarded to Red Army, Navy, and NKVD personnel.
Medal bar
Medal bar: the rigid brooch bar or backing board on which medals, miniatures, or ribbon bars are mounted in order of precedence, either swing mounted (hanging free) or court mounted (stitched to a backing board).
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor: the highest United States military decoration, also informally the Congressional Medal of Honor, created December 1861 for the Navy and July 1862 for the Army; awarded by the President in Congress's name for gallantry at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
Medal of Honor (1999 video game)
Medal of Honor (1999) is a DreamWorks Interactive PlayStation first-person shooter published by EA, from Steven Spielberg's concept, set in WWII Europe; it founded the Medal of Honor franchise and led to Allied Assault and Call of Duty.
Medal of Honor (2010 video game)
Medal of Honor (2010) is EA's reboot of the Medal of Honor shooter series, set in Afghanistan in 2001-2002, developed by Danger Close (Unreal Engine 3) and DICE (Frostbite multiplayer), with Tier 1 operator consultants and a Taliban-to-OpFor renaming controversy.
Medal of Honor (2018 TV series)
Medal of Honor (2018) is a Netflix docudrama anthology series, also called the Medal of Honor docuseries, profiling eight recipients of the U.S. military's highest valor award across WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Afghanistan, executive produced by James Moll and Robert Zemeckis.
Medal of Honor (video game series)
Medal of Honor is EA's first-person shooter series created from Steven Spielberg's 1999 concept, a WWII shooter that spawned the genre, launched Call of Duty via Allied Assault, rebooted in Afghanistan in 2010, and ended with Warfighter and Above and Beyond.
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is a virtual reality World War II first-person shooter developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Oculus Studios, released in 2020.
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Medal of Honor: Airborne (EA Los Angeles, 2007) is a WWII first-person shooter for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 where Boyd Travers of the 82nd Airborne parachutes into six open arena missions, from Sicily to a flak tower in Essen.
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, 2002 PC WWII first-person shooter by 2015, Inc. and EA on the Quake III engine; Lt. Mike Powell, OSS missions, Omaha Beach level; spawned Infinity Ward and Call of Duty.
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Medal of Honor: Frontline (2002), EA Los Angeles WWII first-person shooter for PS2, Xbox, GameCube; Lt. Jimmy Patterson steals the HO-IX flying wing; Metacritic 88 on PS2; PS3 HD remaster in Medal of Honor (2010).
Medal of Honor: Underground
Medal of Honor: Underground, also released in Europe as Medal of Honor: Resistance, is a 2000 DreamWorks Interactive PlayStation first-person shooter starring French Resistance operative Manon Batiste, scored by Michael Giacchino, with a poorly received 2002 Game Boy Advance port by Rebellion.
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Medal of Honor: Warfighter is a first-person military shooter by Danger Close and EA, released October 23, 2012 on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC, using Frostbite 2, with Fire Team multiplayer and poor reception (PC Metascore 55).