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• Seeds
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Trees
   
  

  Seed

  A seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Healthy Aging
  Cholesterol
  Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
   
  

  Oat

  The Oat is a species of cereal grain, and the seeds of this plant. They are used for food for people and as fodder for animals, especially poultry and ... > more
• Gastrointestinal Problems
  Heartburn
  Nutrition
  Colitis
  Healthy Aging
  Obesity
   

  Digestion

  Digestion is the process whereby a biological entity processes a substance, in order to chemically convert the substance into nutrients. Digestion occurs at the multicellular, cellular, and ... > more
• Animals
  Mammals
  Behavioral Science
  Birds
  Nature
  Zoology
   

  Omnivore

  An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and meat. Omnivores lack the specialist behaviour of carnivores and herbivores, searching widely for food sources, and are thus better able to withstand ... > more
• Prions
  Veterinary Medicine
  Microbes and More
  Food
  Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

  Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle. BSE has attracted wide attention because it seems that people can contract ... > more
• Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Agriculture and Food
  Animals
  Food
  Sports Medicine
  Veterinary Medicine
   
  

  Slaughterhouse

  A slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir, is a facility where farm animals are killed and processed into meat products. Slaughtering animals on a large scale poses significant logistical problems ... > more
• Vitamin
  Vitamin A
  Vitamin D
  Vitamin B
  Dietary Supplement
  Vitamin C
   
  

  Retinol

  Retinol, the animal form of vitamin A, is a yellow fat-soluble, antioxidant vitamin important in vision and bone growth. It belongs to the family of chemical compounds known as retinoids. Retinol is ... > more
• Nutrition
  Sports Medicine
  Vegetarian
  Food
  Healthy Aging
  Trees
   
  

  Kiwifruit

  The kiwifruit is the edible fruit of a Cultivar Group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia. It is marketed worldwide as kiwifruit ... > more
• Gynecology
  Fungus
  Microbiology
  Beer and Wine
  Genetics
  Geochemistry
   
  

  Yeast

  Yeasts constitute a group of single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread, ferment alcoholic beverages, and even drive experimental fuel cells. Most ... > more
• Allergy
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Staying Healthy
  Sports Medicine
  Food
   
  

  Allergen

  An allergen is any substance (antigen), most often eaten or inhaled, that is recognized by the immune system and causes an allergic reaction. Dust, pollen and pet dander are all common allergens, but ... > more

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