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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 -
Francis Crick
Professor Francis Harry Compton Crick, OM FRS (8 June 1916 - 28 July 2004) was a British physicist, molecular biologist and neuroscientist, most noted for being one of the co-discoverers of the ... > more -
Game theory
Game theory is a branch of applied mathematics and economics that studies situations where players choose different actions in an attempt to maximize their returns. First developed as a tool for ... > more -
Vector (biology)
Traditionally in medicine, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. Species of mosquito, for example, ... > more -
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic. It is a specific type of drug resistance. Antibiotic resistance evolves naturally via natural ... > more -
Bighorn Sheep
Bighorn Sheep is a species of sheep in North America with two endangered subspecies, Desert Bighorn Sheep and California Bighorn Sheep. Bighorn Sheep are named for the large, curved horns borne by ... > more -
Spanish flu
The Spanish Flu Pandemic, also known as La Grippe Espagnole, or La Pesadilla, was an unusually severe and deadly strain of avian influenza, a viral infectious disease, that killed some 50 million to ... > more
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