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Downstream

Downstream may refer to: * Downstream (hydrology), the direction towards the mouth of a stream, i.e. the direction the current flows * Downstream (bioprocess), when a cell mass from an upstream process (isolated, grown and harvested) is further processed to meet purity and quality requirements * Downstream (manufacturing), processes which occur later on in a production sequence or production line * Downstream (networking), data sent from a network service provider to a customer * Downstream (software development), direction away from the original authors or maintainers of software * Downstream (petroleum industry), oil and gas industry sector concerned with refining, processing and purifying, as well as consumer marketing and distribution of products * Downstream (DNA), the direction of an RNA molecule based on its 3' relative position of genetic code * Downstream (transduction), direction of cell signals opposite to that which are triggered by the binding of signal molecules (receptors)

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Downstream may refer to: * Downstream (hydrology), the direction towards the mouth of a stream, i.e. the direction the current flows * Downstream (bioprocess), when a cell mass from an upstream process (isolated, grown and harvested) is further processed to meet purity and quality requirements * Downstream (manufacturing), processes which occur later on in a production sequence or production line * Downstream (networking), data sent from a network service provider to a customer * Downstream (software development), direction away from the original authors or maintainers of software * Downstream (petroleum industry), oil and gas industry sector concerned with refining, processing and purifying, as well as consumer marketing and distribution of products * Downstream (DNA), the direction of an RNA molecule based on its 3' relative position of genetic code * Downstream (transduction), direction of cell signals opposite to that which are triggered by the binding of signal molecules (receptors)

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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