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• Infant's Health
  Agriculture and Food
  Organic
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Pesticide

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or USEPA) defines a pesticide as "any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest". A pesticide ... > more
• Ecology Research
  Ecology
  Marine Biology
  Invasive Species
  Ecosystems
  Water
   
  

  Algal bloom

  An algal bloom or marine bloom or water bloom is a rapid increase in the population of algae in an aquatic system. Algal blooms may occur in freshwater as well as marine environments. Typically only ... > more
• Fungus
  Microbiology
  Microbes and More
  Genetics
  Cell Biology
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Ascomycota

  The Ascomycota,formerly known as the Ascomycetae, or Ascomycetes, are a Division of Fungi, whose members are commonly known as the Sac Fungi, which produce spores in a distinctive type of microscopic ... > more
• Sustainability
  Agriculture and Food
  Soil Types
  Organic
  Energy and the Environment
  Ecology
   

  Sustainable agriculture

  Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals: environmental stewardship, farm profitability, and prosperous farming communities. Sustainable agriculture refers to the ability of a farm to ... > more
• Genes
  Genetics
  Evolutionary Biology
  Gene Therapy
  Human Biology
  Cystic Fibrosis
   

  Mutation

  In biology, mutations are changes to the genetic material (usually DNA or RNA). Mutations can be caused by copying errors in the genetic material during cell division and by exposure to radiation, ... > more
• Food Additives
  Human Biology
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Nutrition
  Dentistry
  Biochemistry Research
   

  Saliva

  Saliva is the watery and usually somewhat frothy substance produced in the mouths of some animals, including humans. Produced in salivary glands, saliva is 98% water, but it contains many important ... > more
• Endangered Animals
  Animals
  Nature
  Mammals
  Trees
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Koala

  The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family, Phascolarctidae. Koalas live almost entirely on ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Trees
  Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Forest
  Zoology
   
  

  Gypsy moth

  The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a moth of European origin. Gypsy moth larvae prefer hardwoods, but may feed on several hundred different species of trees and shrubs. In the East the gypsy moth ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nutrition
   
  

  Peppermint

  Peppermint is a (usually) sterile hybrid mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. Being sterile, it spreads by rooting. Peppermint has a high menthol content, and is often used as a flavouring ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Beer and Wine
  Nature
  New Species
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  Pitcher plant

  Pitcher plants (or pitfall traps) are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap. Foraging, flying or crawling insects such as ... > more

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