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• 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
• Osteoporosis
  Women's Health
  Food Additives
  Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  Vitamin
  Nutrition
   
  

  Calcium

  Calcium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. Calcium is a soft grey alkaline earth metal that is used as a reducing agent in the extraction of ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Vioxx
  Cholesterol
  Triglycerides
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Heart

  The heart is a hollow, muscular organ in vertebrates that pumps blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions, or a similar structure in annelids, mollusks, and arthropods. The ... > more
• Organic
  Agriculture and Food
  Food and Agriculture
  Soil Types
  Sustainability
  Environmental Issues
   

  Organic farming methods

  Organic farming methods combine scientific knowledge and modern technology with traditional farming practices based on thousands of years of agriculture. In general, organic methods rely on naturally ... > more
• Horses
  Veterinary Medicine
  Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  Dogs
  Mammals
   
  

  Horse breeding

  Horse breeding refers to reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of planned mating of animals. While feral and wild horses breed successfully without human assistance, it ... > more
• Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  Nutrition
  Food Additives
  Food
  Vitamin
  Healthy Aging
   

  Dietary mineral

  Dietary minerals are the chemical elements required by living organisms. Appropriate intake levels of each dietary mineral must be sustained to maintain physical ... > more
• Horses
  Beer and Wine
  Veterinary Medicine
  Mammals
  Animals
  Dogs
   
  

  Clydesdale (breed)

  The Clydesdale is a breed of draft horse derived from the very hard-working farm horses of Clydesdale (now Lanarkshire), Scotland and named for that region. Thought to be over 300 years old, the ... > more
• Mammals
  Trees
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Veterinary Medicine
  Language Acquisition
   
  

  Wood Bison

  The Wood Bison is a distinct northern subspecies of the North American Bison. Reduced by hunting from a total population of about 168,000 to less than 250 individuals by 1900, the Wood Bison has ... > more
• Trees
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Pests and Parasites
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Deciduous

  In botany, deciduous plants, principally trees and shrubs, are those that lose all of their foliage for part of the year. In some cases, the foliage loss coincides with winter in temperate or polar ... > more
• Eye Care
  Nervous System
  Neuropathy
  Disability
  Psychology Research
  Biology
   
  

  Optic nerve

  The optic nerve is the nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. The optic nerve is composed of retinal ganglion cell axons and support cells. It leaves the orbit (eye) ... > more

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