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  Nutrition
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  Blackberry

  The blackberry is a widespread and well known shrub; a bramble fruit (Genus Rubus, Family Rosaceae) growing to 3 m (10 ft) and producing a soft-bodied fruit popular for use in desserts, jams and ... > more
• Genetics
  Stem Cells
  Cloning
  Developmental Biology
  Biology
  Molecular Biology
   

  Somatic cell

  A somatic cell is generally taken to mean any cell forming the body of an organism. Somatic cells, by definition, are not germline cells. In mammals, germline cells are the sperm and ova (also known ... > more
• Breast Cancer
  Lung Cancer
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  Leukemia
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  Cancer

  Cancer is a group of diseases in which cells are aggressive (grow and divide without respect to normal limits), invasive (invade and destroy adjacent tissues), and/or metastatic (spread to other ... > more
• Skin Cancer
  Skin Care
  Healthy Aging
  Breast Cancer
  Sports Medicine
  Lung Cancer
   
  

  Melanoma

  Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. Melanocytes predominantly occur in the skin but can be found elsewhere, especially the eye. The vast majority of melanomas originate in the skin. While ... > more
• Mad Cow Disease
  Healthy Aging
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  Disorders and Syndromes
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  Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

  Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs, also known as prion diseases) are a group of progressive conditions that affect the brain and nervous system of humans and animals and are transmitted ... > more
• Organic Chemistry
  Extreme Survival
  Marine Biology
  Healthy Aging
  Chemistry
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Oxygen

  Oxygen is a chemical element in the periodic table. It has the symbol O and atomic number 8. The element is the most common on Earth, composing around 46% of the mass of Earth's crust, and is the ... > more
• Cystic Fibrosis
  Lung Disease
  Sports Medicine
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Diseases and Conditions
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Cystic fibrosis

  Cystic fibrosis (CF), also called mucoviscidosis, is an autosomal, recessive, hereditary disease of the exocrine glands. It affects the lungs, sweat glands and the digestive system, causing chronic ... > more
• Pests and Parasites
  Microbiology
  Nature
  Healthy Aging
  Ecology Research
  Fungus
   

  Parasitism

  A parasite is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life in or on the living tissue of a host organism and which causes harm to the host without immediately killing it. Parasites also ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Triglycerides
  Nutrition
  Obesity
   

  Ethnic group

  An ethnic group is a human population whose members identify with each other, usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry. Ethnic groups are also usually united by common ... > more
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Developmental Biology
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Birth Defects
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Embryo

  In organisms that reproduce sexually, once a sperm fertilizes an egg cell, the result is a cell called the zygote that has all the DNA of two parents. In plants, animals, and some protists, the ... > more

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