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• 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
• Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Soil Types
  Molecular Biology
  Nature
  Biotechnology and Bioengineering
   
  

  Decomposition

  Decomposition is a phenomenon common in the sciences of biology and chemistry. In biology, decomposition refers to the reduction of the body of a formerly living organism into simpler forms of ... > more
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Fisheries
  Invasive Species
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Bioluminescence

  Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy. Bioluminescence may be ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diseases and Conditions
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Infectious Diseases
   
  

  Tetanus

  Tetanus is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers, the primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin produced by the Gram-positive, ... > more
• Botany
  Nature
  Global Warming
  Air Quality
  Geochemistry
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Photosynthesis

  Photosynthesis, generally, is the synthesis of sugar from light, carbon dioxide and water, with oxygen as a waste product. It is arguably the most important biochemical pathway known; nearly all life ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Lung Disease
  Infectious Diseases
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Legionellosis

  Legionellosis is an infection caused by species of the bacterium Legionella, most notably L. pneumophila. At least 46 species and 70 serogroups have been identified. L. pneumophila, a ubiquitous ... > more
• Microbiology
  Fungus
  Microbes and More
  Botany
  Invasive Species
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Protist

  Protists are a heterogeneous group of living things, comprising those eukaryotes that are neither animals, plants, nor fungi. They are usually treated as the kingdom Protista or ... > more
• Immune System
  Lymphoma
  Human Biology
  Diseases and Conditions
  Developmental Biology
  Lupus
   
  

  Immune system

  The immune system is the system of specialized cells and organs that protect an organism from outside biological influences. (Though in a broad sense, almost every organ has a protective function - ... > more
• Wounds and Healing
  Skin Care
  Healthy Aging
  Today's Healthcare
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Wound

  In medicine, a wound is a type of physical trauma wherein the skin is torn, cut or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound). In pathology, it ... > more
• STD
  Sexual Health
  HIV and AIDS
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Infectious Diseases
   
  

  Trichomoniasis

  Trichomoniasis, sometimes referred to as "trich" or the ping pong disease, is a common sexually transmitted disease that affects 2 to 3 million Americans yearly. It is caused by a single-celled ... > more

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