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• Neuroscience
  Brain Injury
  Intelligence
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Psychology
  Mice
   
  

  Brain

  In animals, the brain, or encephalon, is the control center of the central nervous system. In most animals, the brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory ... > more
• Fish
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Human Biology
  Fisheries
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  Antifreeze protein

  Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) and Antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) are produced as a specialised adaptation by certain fish, insects, plants and bacteria. AFPs and AFGPs are capable of lowering the ... > more
• Chemistry
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  Organic Chemistry
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  Macromolecule

  The literal definition of the term macromolecule implies large molecule. In the context of science and engineering, the term may be applied to conventional polymers and biopolymers (such as DNA) as ... > more
• Rodents
  Animals
  Mammals
  Early Mammals
  Mice
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  Rodent

  Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously-growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing. Forty-percent of mammal ... > more
• Animals
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  Nature
  Extinction
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  American Mink

  The American Mink, Mustela vison, is a North American member of the Mustelidae family found in Alaska, Canada and most of the United States. They are also raised in fur farms for their lustrous fur, ... > more
• Dinosaurs
  New Species
  Fossils
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  Paleontology
  Early Mammals
   
  

  Brachiosaurus

  The Brachiosaurus is a famous dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic period. One of the largest ever dinosaurs to walk the earth, it has become a famous animal synonymous with dinosaurs, and is ... > more
• New Species
  Apes
  Animals
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  Priapulida

  Priapulida are a phylum of marine worms with an extensible spiny proboscis. Priapulid fossils are known at least as far back as the Middle Cambrian. Their nearest relatives are probably Kinorhyncha ... > more
• Trees
  Invasive Species
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  Frogs and Reptiles
  Veterinary Medicine
  Nature
   
  

  Toxicodendron

  Toxicodendron is a small genus of woody trees, shrubs and vines, all of which produce the skin-irritating oil urushiol, which can cause a severe allergic reaction; hence the scientific name which ... > more
• Charles Darwin
  Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Nature
  Human Evolution
  Early Humans
   
  

  Charles Darwin

  Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) was a British naturalist who achieved lasting fame by convincing the scientific community of the occurrence of evolution and proposing the ... > more
• Genes
  Human Biology
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  Healthy Aging
  Genetics
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  Telomere

  A telomere is a region of highly repetitive DNA at the end of a linear chromosome that functions as a disposable buffer. Every time linear chromosomes are replicated during late S phase, the DNA ... > more

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