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• Birds
  Bird Flu Research
  Bird Flu
  Animals
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Chicken

  A chicken is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian Red Junglefowl. Chickens are the most common bird in the ... > more
• Cats
  Endangered Animals
  Nature
  Wild Animals
  Mammals
  Animals
   
  

  Jaguar

  The jaguar (Panthera onca) (Brazilian Portuguese: onça pintada) is a New World mammal of the Felidae family and one of four "big cats" in the Panthera genus, along with the tiger, lion and ... > more
• Gastrointestinal Problems
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Colitis
  Human Biology
   
  

  Jejunum

  The jejunum is the middle section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In fish, the divisions of the small intestine are not as clear and the ... > 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
• Lung Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Ovarian Cancer
   
  

  Metastasis

  Metastasis is the spread of cancer from its primary site to other places in the body (e.g., brain, liver). Cancer cells can break away from a primary tumor, penetrate into lymphatic and blood ... > more
• Bacteria
  Microbes and More
  Foodborne Illness
  Nutrition
  Sports Medicine
  Microbiology
   
  

  Escherichia coli

  Escherichia coli, usually abbreviated to E. coli, is one of the main species of bacteria that live in the lower intestines of warm-blooded animals, including birds and mammals. They are necessary for ... > more
• Human Biology
  Sports Medicine
  Nature
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Healthy Aging
  Behavioral Science
   
  

  Human

  Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. Biologically, humans are classified as the species Homo sapiens, a bipedal primate of the superfamily ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Evolution
  Intelligence
  Evolutionary Biology
   

  Hominid intelligence

  The nature and origins of hominid intelligence is a much-studied and much-debated topic, of natural interest to humans as the most successful and intelligent hominid species. There is no universally ... > more
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Veterinary Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Hormone Disorders
  Hypertension
   
  

  Adipose tissue

  Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the ... > more
• 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

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