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Thailand Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Thailand Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Thai Relations PEOPLEThailand's population is…

World's Poorest Countries

The rankings below were published in the United Nation's 2011 Human Development Report and reflect the countries with the lowest human development…

Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Gonorrhea

GonorrheaSexually Transmitted DiseasesIntroductionChlamydia: The Most Common STDGenital HerpesGenital Warts and HPVSyphilis: A Sexual Scourge with a Long HistoryGonorrhea Gonorrhea is a curable…

Leading Causes of Death in the U.S.

  Rank Cause of Death Deaths in 1980 Deaths in 2015 1 Heart diseases 761,085 633,842 2 Malignant neoplasms (cancers) 416,509 595,930 3 Chronic lower…

genetic engineering

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Genetic engineering: Gene-splicing techniques genetic engineering, the use of various methods to manipulate the DNA (genetic material) of cells to change hereditary traits or…

Annan, Kofi Atta

(Encyclopedia) Annan, Kofi AttaAnnan, Kofi Attakōˈfē äˈtä ănˈən [key] 1938–2018, Ghanaian diplomat, the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations (1997–2006) and the first person to hold that…

Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa

(Encyclopedia) Mbeki, Thabo MvuyelwaMbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwatäˈbō mv&oobreve;yĕlˈə mbĕkˈē [key], 1942–, South African political leader. Mbeki was born into a politically active family; his father,…

Blood Types

Not all blood is the same Human blood is grouped into four types: A, B, AB, and O. Each letter refers to a kind of antigen, or protein, on the surface of red blood cells. For example, the surface…