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(Encyclopedia) emphysemaemphysemaĕmfĭsēˈmə [key], pathological or physiological enlargement or overdistention of the air sacs of the lungs. A major cause of pulmonary insufficiency in chronic…Brenner, Sydney
(Encyclopedia) Brenner, Sydney, 1927–2019, British molecular biologist, Ph.D. Oxford, 1954. He was director of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England (1979–86), and director of…Reynolds, Debbie
(Encyclopedia) Reynolds, Debbie, 1932-2016, American actress, singer, and dancer, b. El Paso, Tx., as Mary Frances Reynolds. Reynolds’ family…Clark, Dick
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Dick,, 1929-2012, American radio and TV broadcaster and producer, b. Bronxville, N.Y., as Richard Wagstaff Clark; Syracuse Univ…Drew, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Drew, Daniel, 1797–1879, American railroad speculator, b. Carmel, N.Y. He became a cattle dealer in early life and by 1834 was successful enough to engage in the steamboat business on…Paterno, Joe
(Encyclopedia) Paterno, Joe (Joseph Vincent Paterno)Paterno, Joepətûrˈnō [key], 1926–2012, American football coach, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. A former quarterback at Brown Univ., he joined (1950) the…sonnet
(Encyclopedia) sonnet, poem of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, restricted to a definite rhyme scheme. There are two prominent types: the Italian, or Petrarchan, sonnet, composed of an octave…O'Keeffe, Georgia
(Encyclopedia) O'Keeffe, GeorgiaO'Keeffe, Georgiaōkēfˈ [key], 1887–1986, American painter, b. Sun Prairie, Wis. After working briefly as a commercial artist in Chicago, O'Keeffe abandoned painting…American League Pennant Winners
Year Club Manager Won Lost Pct 1901 Chicago Clark C. Griffith 83…Genetic Variation and Natural Selection: Post-Mendelian Inheritance Factors
Post-Mendelian Inheritance FactorsGenetic Variation and Natural SelectionIntroductionNatural SelectionPost-Mendelian Inheritance Factors Recall from Inheritance that most animals, including you,…Trending
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