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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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Show more- Vertigo, recurrent aural A condition, also known as Meniere's disease, with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears…
- Congenital hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism: See: Cretinism.
- Superbug An informal term for a bacterium that has become resistant to antibiotics usually used to treat it, as…
- Nephrosis, lipoid See: Minimal change disease
- Scooter injury An injury sustained on a scooter, a foot-operated board mounted tandemly on two wheels with an upright…
- Joseph Warshaw See: Warshaw, Joseph
- Eastern equine encephalitis Abbreviated EEE. A mosquito-born viral disease. The EEE virus normally is found in freshwater swamp birds and…
- Power outage food safety >For the Freezer section: A freezer that is half full will hold food safely for up to 24 hours. A full…
- Spine, slipped See: Spondylolisthesis
- John La Montagne See: La Montagne, John
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty A type of operation designed to tighten up flabby tissues and enlarge the upper air passages. The operation…
- Heart and hand syndrome See: Holt-Oram syndrome