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The Chemistry of Biology: Proteins

ProteinsThe Chemistry of BiologyIntroductionAtomic TheoryChemical Reactions: Ionic, Covalent, and Polar Covalent BondsWaterOrganic ChemistryCarbohydratesLipidsProteinsNucleic AcidsVitamins and…

Anne Heche, 1997 News

ended speculation about the sexual orientation of her TV character in a “coming out” episode. DeGeneres had declared earlier that she, too, was gay and announced that actress Anne Heche was…

anarchism

(Encyclopedia) anarchismanarchismănˈərkĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=having no government], theory that equality and justice are to be sought through the abolition of the state and the substitution of free…

Marco Polo

As a teenager, Marco Polo traveled to China (then known as Cathay) with his father and uncle. The trio spent 20 years at the court of Kublai Khan -- this at a time when few Europeans had ever visited…

Lindbergh Kidnapping Remembered

The crime that shocked the nation by David Johnson Related Links AviationSpirit of St. LouisFlightIncarceration/Capital PunishmentNew JerseyCalled "the biggest story since the Resurrection…

The Devil's Dictionary: Hyena

by Ambrose Bierce HYDRAHYPOCHONDRIASISHYENA -n. A beast held in reverence by some oriental nations from its habit of frequenting at night the burial-places of the dead. But the medical…

Agatha Christie

Name at birth: Agatha May Clarissa MillerAgatha Christie was the world's most popular mystery author during a long career that stretched from the 1920s through the 1970s. She has sold more than two…

Coldplay

Coldplay's single "Clocks" won the Grammy Award for best record of 2003. The U.K. rock band is made up of vocalist Chris Martin (b. 2 March 1977), guitarist Johnny Buckland (b. 11 September 1977),…