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All About Blood Types The Top Ten: Longest Bones in the Human Body 100 Years Young Anatomy and PhysiologyAnatomy and Physiology: Acting in ConcertAnatomy and Physiology: All Parts, Big and…Human Evolution
—By Karen Barss The story of human evolution began in Africa about six million years ago and it describes the very long process that our ancestors went through to ultimately become modern…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…Zernike, Frits
(Encyclopedia) Zernike, Frits, 1888–1966, Dutch physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Amsterdam, 1915. He was on the faculty at the Univ. of Groningen from 1915 until his retirement in 1958. Zernike received the…lincomycin
(Encyclopedia) lincomycinlincomycinlĭngˌkōmīˈsĭn [key], antibiotic isolated from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. Similar in activity to erythromycin, it is effective against most gram-positive…What is the significance of limited human-to-human transmission?
What is the significance of limited human-to-human transmission? Though rare, instances of limited human-to-human transmission of H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses have occurred in…human rights
(Encyclopedia) human rights, universal rights held to belong to individuals by virtue of their being human, encompassing civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights and freedoms, and…human evolution
(Encyclopedia) human evolution, theory of the origins of the human species, Homo sapiens. Modern understanding of human origins is derived largely from the findings of paleontology, anthropology, and…cochineal
(Encyclopedia) cochinealcochinealkŏchĭnēlˈ, kŏchˈĭnēl [key], natural dye obtained from an extract of the bodies of the females of the cochineal bug (Dactylopius confusus) found on certain species of…human papillomavirus
(Encyclopedia) human papillomavirus (HPV), any of a family of more than 100 viruses that cause various growths, including plantar warts and genital warts, a sexually transmitted disease. Genital…Trending
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