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AIDS

AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in humans, and similar viruses in other species ( more

Verbascum thapsus

Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus (; Great Mullein or Common Mullein) is a species of mullein native to Europe , northern Africa and Asia , and introduced in the Americas and Australia . It is a hairy biennial plant that can grow to 2 m or more tall. Its small yellow flowers are dens 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

Barbara McClintock

Barbara McClintock Barbara McClintock (June 16 , 1902 – September 2 , 1992 ) was a pioneering American scientist and one of the world's most distinguished cytogeneticists . McClintock received her Ph.D. in botany from Cornell University in 1927, where she was a leader in the development more

Metabolism

Metabolism adenosine triphosphate , a central intermediate in energy metabolism. Metabolism is the set of chemical reaction s that occur in living organism s in order to maintain life . These processes allow organisms to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environme more

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