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Grumpy Cat

Name at birth: Tardar SauceGrumpy Cat is the pet whose ever-frowning face made her a favorite Internet celebrity in the 2010s. Actually named Tardar Sauce, she was one of a litter of four cats born…

Jack Chick

Jack T. Chick was the founder and president of Chick Publications, publishers of comic books that encouraged people to follow Jesus Christ and convert to Christianity as the only way to avoid a fiery…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Pancreatic Panacea?

Pancreatic Panacea?Anatomy and PhysiologyThe Digestive SystemStops Along the WayIt's a Long Way DownJack-of-All-TradesRunning Along the TractPancreatic Panacea?What We Do with Our Food The…

stomach

(Encyclopedia) stomach, saclike dilation in the gastrointestinal tract between the esophagus and the intestines, forming an organ of digestion. The stomach is present in virtually all vertebrate…

barium

(Encyclopedia) bariumbariumbârˈēəm [key] [Gr.,=heavy], metallic chemical element; symbol Ba; at. no. 56; at. wt. 137.327; m.p. 725℃; b.p. 1,640℃; sp. gr. 3.5 at 20℃; valence +2. Barium is a soft,…

gastropod

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Internal anatomy of a snail, Helix aspersa, representative mollusk of the class Gastropoda gastropod, member of the class Gastropoda, the largest and most successful class of…

Emmett W. Chappelle Biography

Emmett W. ChappellebiochemistBorn: 10/25/1925Birthplace: Phoenix, Ariz. Emmett W. Chappelle earned a B.S. degree from the University of California in 1950, and from 1950 to 1953 he served as…

Joseph Biles ANTHONY, Congress, PA (1795-1851)

ANTHONY Joseph Biles , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 19, 1795; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of…

Elizabeth Lee Hazen

Elizabeth Lee Hazen Born: 1885Birthplace: rural Mississippi Nystatin—Hazen and Brown: Nystatin was the world's first non-toxic anti-fungal antibiotic. It cured fungal infections of the skin,…

Rachel Fuller Brown

Rachel Fuller BrownBorn: 1898Birthplace: Springfield, Mass. Nystatin—Hazen and Brown: Nystatin was the world's first non-toxic anti-fungal antibiotic. It cured fungal infections of the skin,…