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  Sports Medicine
  Cholesterol
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Nutrition
   
  

  Canola

  Canola is a trademarked cultivar of the rapeseed plant from which rapeseed oil is obtained. It was initially bred in Canada by Keith Downey and Baldur Stefansson in the 1970s. Canola Oil is a term ... > more
• Dogs
  Animals
  Veterinary Medicine
  Microarrays
  Zoology
  Wild Animals
   

  Microchip implant (animal)

  A microchip is an identifying integrated circuit placed under the skin of a dog, cat, or other animal. The chips are about the size of a large grain of rice and are based on a passive RFID ... > more
• Biochemistry Research
  Human Biology
  Genes
  Genetics
  Molecular Biology
  Biology
   
  

  Molecular biology

  Molecular biology is the study of biology at a molecular level. The field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry. Molecular biology chiefly ... > more
• Virology
  Viruses
  Microbes and More
  Infectious Diseases
  HIV and AIDS
  Microbiology
   
  

  Virus

  A virus is a microscopic particle that can infect the cells of a biological organism. Viruses can only replicate themselves by infecting a host cell and therefore cannot reproduce on their own. At ... > more
• Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Agriculture and Food
  Veterinary Medicine
  Food
  Breastfeeding
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   
  

  Dairy cattle

  Dairy cattle, generally of the species Bos taurus, are domesticated animals bred to produce large quantities of milk. Dairy cattle may be found in herds on farms where dairy farmers own, manage, care ... > more
• Biochemistry
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Organic Chemistry
  Genetics
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Protein

  Proteins are large organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together between the carboxyl atom of one amino acid and the amine nitrogen of another. This bond is ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Perception
  Psychology Research
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
   

  Olfaction

  Olfaction, the sense of odor (smell), is the detection of chemicals dissolved in air (or in water, by animals that live under water). In vertebrates smells are sensed by the olfactory epithelium ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Insomnia Research
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Sleep disorder

  A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a disorder in the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Sleep disorders include: Bruxism; delayed sleep phase syndrome; insomnia: jet lag or desynchronosis; ... > 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
• Animals
  Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Invasive Species
   
  

  Ranching

  Ranching is the raising of cattle or sheep on rangeland, although one might also speak of ranching with regard to less common ... > more

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