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(Encyclopedia) RovinjRovinjrôˈvēnyə [key], Ital. Rovigno d'Istria, town (2011 pop. 13,056), in Croatia, on the Istrian coast of the Adriatic Sea. It is a seaport with shipbuilding and fishing…actinomycin
(Encyclopedia) actinomycinactinomycinăkˌtənōmīˈsən [key], any one of a group of antibiotics produced by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. Actinomycin was the first antibiotic reported to be able to…fuchsin
(Encyclopedia) fuchsinfuchsinfy&oomacr;kˈsĭn [key] or magentafuchsinməjĕnˈtə [key], bright red dyestuff consisting of the mixed hydrochlorides or acetates of rosaniline and pararosaniline. It is…Le Bel, Joseph Achille
(Encyclopedia) Le Bel, Joseph AchilleLe Bel, Joseph Achillezhôsĕfˈ äshēlˈ ləbĕl [key], 1847–1930, French chemist. He was educated at the École polytechnique and carried out much of his research in…Murray, Henry A.
(Encyclopedia) Murray, Henry A., 1893–1988, American psychologist, b. New York City. Murray was trained in a variety of disciplines, including psychology, chemistry, and biology. He taught at Harvard…Sperry, Roger Wolcott
(Encyclopedia) Sperry, Roger Wolcott, 1913–94, American biologist, b. Hartford, Conn., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1941. He studied zoology before teaching biology at the Univ. of Chicago (1946–52) and…Mayr, Ernst
(Encyclopedia) Mayr, ErnstMayr, Ernstĕrnst mīr [key], 1904–2005, American zoologist and author, b. Kempten, Germany. He began his career in Berlin and emigrated to the United States in 1931, where,…Brenner, Sydney
(Encyclopedia) Brenner, Sydney, 1927–2019, British molecular biologist, Ph.D. Oxford, 1954. He was director of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England (1979–86), and director of…Cloning 101
Take a look back at the science of cloning, for both therapeutic and reproductive use Dolly the SheepAP Related Links…The Great Apes
The Great Apes Fast facts on these amazing animals by Holly Hartman Read great ape profiles Famous Researchers Dian FosseyJane GoodallRelated Links Scientific ClassificationEncyclopedia:…Trending
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