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• Bacteria
  Microbiology
  Microbes and More
  Extreme Survival
  Infectious Diseases
  Dentistry
   
  

  Bacteria

  Bacteria (singular: bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. Most are microscopic and unicellular, with a relatively simple cell structure lacking a cell nucleus, and organelles such as ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Genes
  Gene Therapy
  Personalized Medicine
  Genetics
   

  Allele

  An allele is a viable DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) coding that occupies a given locus (position) on a chromosome. Usually alleles are sequences that code for a gene, but sometimes the term is used to ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
  Organic
  Soil Types
  Sustainability
  Environmental Issues
  Pests and Parasites
   

  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
• Soil Types
  Organic
  Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Agriculture and Food
  Geography
   
  

  Earthworm

  Earthworm is the common name for the larger members of the Oligochaeta (which is either a class or subclass depending on the author) in the phylum Annelida. Earthworms travel underground by the means ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Nature
  Pests and Parasites
  Seeds
  Rainforests
   
  

  Plant

  Plants are a major group of living things including familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, ferns, and mosses. About 350,000 species of plants, defined as seed plants, bryophytes, ferns and ... > more
• New Species
  Exotic Species
  Trees
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  Nature
   

  Eucalypt

  Eucalypts are tree species belonging to three closely related genera, Angophora, Corymbia and Eucalyptus. Of these, Eucalyptus has the most species, the most-widely planted species and the biggest ... > more
• Apes
  Endangered Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  New Species
  Nature
  Extinction
   
  

  Bonobo

  The Bonobo (Pan paniscus), until recently usually called the Pygmy Chimpanzee and less often the Dwarf or Gracile Chimpanzee, is one of the two species comprising the chimpanzee genus, Pan. The other ... > more
• Rainforests
  Ecology Research
  Forest
  Nature
  Environmental Science
  Ecology
   
  

  Deforestation

  Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land use such as arable land, urban use, logged area or wasteland. Historically, this meant conversion to grassland or to its ... > more
• Genes
  Genetics
  Biochemistry Research
  Biology
  Life Sciences
  Human Biology
   
  

  Introduction to genetics

  Genetics is the study of how living things receive common traits from previous generations. These traits are described by the genetic information carried by a molecule called DNA. The instructions ... > more
• Trees
  Healthy Aging
  Botany
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Nutrition
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Peach

  The Peach tree is a small deciduous tree native to China that bears a juicy fruit of the same name. Peach trees grow very well in a fairly limited range, since they have a chilling requirement that ... > more

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