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Denaturation (biochemistry)
Denaturation is the alteration of a protein shape through some form of external stress (for example, by applying heat, acid or alkali), in such a way that it will no longer be able to carry out its ... > more -
Orchidaceae
Orchids are among the largest and most diverse of the flowering plant families, with over 800 described genera and 25,000 species. Orchids are truly flowers of superlatives. Even a complete layman in ... > more -
Tooth enamel
Tooth enamel is the hardest and most highly mineralized substance of the body, and with dentin, cementum, and dental pulp is one of the four major parts of the ... > more -
Canada Goose
The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), colloquially Greater Canada or Canadian Goose in North America, belongs to the Branta genus of geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, ... > more -
Crotalinae
Pit vipers, like the pitless vipers, are highly venomous; the western diamondback rattlesnake is responsible for the majority of snakebite deaths in North ... > more -
Black Rhinoceros
The Black Rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis also colloquially Black Rhino is a mammal in the order Perissodactyla, native to the eastern and central areas of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, ... > more
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