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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Schizophrenia, from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν, "to split") and phrēn, phren- (φρήν, φρεν-, "mind "), is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental illness characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality , most commonly manifesting as auditor more

Sequence alignment

Sequence alignment In bioinformatics , a sequence alignment is a way of arranging the primary sequence s of DNA , RNA , or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, structural , or evolution ary relationships between the sequences. Aligned sequences of nucl more

Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916

Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 reported the capture of a "man-eating" shark off the Jersey Shore after the attacks. The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attack s along the coast of New Jersey between July 1 and July 12 1916 , in which four people were killed and on more

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS , formerly known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is a chronic , inflammatory , demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS) . Disease onset usually occurs in young adults, is more common in wo more

Amanita phalloides

Amanita phalloides Amanita phalloides (generally ), commonly known as the death cap, is a poisonous basidiomycete fungus , one of many in the genus Amanita . Widely distributed across Europe , A. phalloides associates with various deciduous and coniferous trees. In some cases, death cap has be more

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