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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Genetic engineering: Gene-splicing techniques genetic engineering, the use of various methods to manipulate the DNA (genetic material) of cells to change hereditary traits or…Great Plains
(Encyclopedia) Great Plains, extensive grassland region on the continental slope of central North America. They extend from the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba south through…Bryophyta
(Encyclopedia) BryophytaBryophytabrīˈəfīˌtə, brīˌəfīˈtə [key], division of green land plants that includes the mosses (class Bryopsida), the liverworts (Marchantiopsida), and the hornworts (…cactus
(Encyclopedia) cactus, any plant of the family Cactaceae, a large group of succulents found almost entirely in the New World. A cactus plant is conspicuous for its fleshy green stem, which performs…university press
(Encyclopedia) university press, publishing house associated with a university and nearly always bearing the university's name in its imprint. The university press is normally a specialized…September Current Events 2023: Disaster News
Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…The Devil's Dictionary: Lexicographer
by Ambrose Bierce LEVIATHANLIARLEXICOGRAPHER -n. A pestilent fellow who, under the pretense of recording some particular stage in the development of a language, does what he can to arrest…John Donne: Farewell to Love
Farewell to Love Whilst yet to prove I thought there was some deity in love, So did I reverence, and gave Worship; as atheists at their dying hour Call…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, May 11, 1805
Day 649 Day 651 Lewis, May 11, 1805 Saturday May 11th 1805. Set out this morning at an early hour, the courant strong; and river very crooked; the banks are falling in very fast; I…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 17, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 16, 1805July 18, 1805July 17, 1805 Wednesday July 17th 1805. The sunflower is in bloom and abundant in the river bottoms. The Indians of…Trending
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