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Rice genome
The first commercially important plant to have its genome sequenced. This feat, completed early in 2001, is particularly important because rice is a staple food for a large portion of the population of the world. With the rice sequence…
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- Safe sex 1. A sexual practice designed to reduce the risk of catching sexually transmitted infections (STIs). 2. A…
- Choana (Plural: choanae) The passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. There are two choanae…
- Melanosis coli Melanosis coli (Pseudomelanosis coli): A benign, reversible condition usually, but not always, associated…
- Hand, foot, and mouth disease A common illness of infants and children under 10 years old characterized by fever, sores in the mouth, and a…
- Biventricular assist device A ventricular assist device that helps both ventricles of the heart. It helps the right ventricle of the…
- King's evil An old term for tuberculosis of the lymph nodes in the neck. Also known as scrofula
- Contact dermatitis A skin condition caused by contact between skin and some substance. Includes irritant contact dermatitis (a…
- Immunity, innate See: Innate immunity
- Vitamin therapy The use of vitamins to prevent or cure disease. Many physicians are now recognizing the beneficial uses of…
- Median The middle. Like the median strip in a highway.
- Cassette A pre-existing structure into which an insert can be moved. In molecular biology, a gene conversion process…