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  1. Virus (17572 bytes)
    1: ... or without a [[glycoprotein]] [[envelope]]. Retroviruses contain RNA and reverse transciptase]]
    3: ...enetic material]], but for proteins needed by the virus during [[lysogenic cycle|lysogenic]] and [[lytic ...
    7: ...producing things, such as [[meme]]s or [[computer virus]]es. The word ''virion'' or ''viron'' is used to ...
    9: ...'any'' extant Latin manuscript). (See [[plural of virus]]).
    11: ==Viruses: non-living or alive?==

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  1. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
    5: ...as John Cabot) was first to reach the American mainland (which Columbus did not reach until his third ...
    9: ... species (both those harmful to humans, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and benefic...
    46: ...vered less space on the earth's surface than commonly believed. Finally, Columbus read maps as if the ...
    69: ... vast interior of the North and South American mainlands would of course be largely mapped with the le...
    91: ...ft with six ships from [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda|Sanlúcar, Spain]] for his third trip to the New World...
  2. Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
    22: ...tess Spencer|Raine, Countess of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartl...
    36: ...ince Harry of Wales|Prince Henry of Wales]] (commonly called Prince Harry) on [[15 September]] [[1984]...
    38: ... suicide attempts did take place, there was certainly a significant risk she would [[miscarriage|misca...
    50: ...aphed touching a person infected with the [[HIV]] virus. Her contribution to changing the public opinion ...
    85: ...o needle as it was [[digital]]. The car was certainly travelling much faster than the legal [[speed li...
  3. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1937 bytes)
    5: ...[[lactoglobulin]], [[ferritin]], [[tobacco mosaic virus]], [[vitamin B12]], and [[insulin]]. This latter...
  4. Pansy (10101 bytes)
    34: ... have two-year life cycles. The first year they only produce greenery; they bear flowers and seeds in...
    44: The plant is probably a total loss unless tufted.
    65: ====Cucumber Mosaic Virus====
    66: ...young leaves, stunted growth, anomalous flowers. Virus can lay dormant, affect the entire plant and be p...
  5. Lymphatic system (6229 bytes)
    4: ...e surrounding tissues. Although capillaries lose only about 1% of the volume of the fluid that passes ...
    7: ..., lymph vessels have one-way valves and depend mainly on the movement of skeletal [[muscle]]s to squee...
    25: ... collect and destroy [[bacterium|bacteria]] and [[virus]]es. When the body is fighting an infection, thes...
  6. Immune system (14564 bytes)
    6: ...ons above) designed to combat [[bacteriophage]]s (viruses that infect bacteria). They do this by simultan...
    8: ... foreign [[pathogen]]s (such as [[virus (biology)|viruses]], [[bacterium|bacteria]], [[parasite]]s), some...
    13: ...tance, recognizes [[mannose]] sugars that appear only in the [[polysaccharide]] coats of various speci...
    39: ...ognizes [[mannose]] sugars, which tend to appear only on pathogenic cell surfaces. A cascade of protei...
    43: ...mmune system]]'', which acts against bacteria and viruses in the body liquids (such as [[blood]]). Its pr...
  7. Brain (22060 bytes)
    5: ... The [[human brain]] is particularly complex and enlarged.
    16: ...rol, memory, and thinking abilities. Currently, only the symptoms of these diseases can be treated, b...
    18: ...ases that affect the brain are caused by germs. [[Virus|Viral]] or [[bacterium|bacterial]] infection of t...
    41: ...tomy and [[protein]] expression patterns but can only be done after the human or animal is dead.
    48: ... A possible origin of this myth is the fact that only about 10% of the [[neurons]] in the brain are fi...
  8. Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
    60: ...cteria]]. Toxins and fluids are released from the virus causing the effective surface area of the lungs t...
  9. Liver (11441 bytes)
    9: ... tree, and indeed the term "biliary tree" is commonly used in this setting.
    11: It is unique as the only internal human organ capable of natural [[regene...
    71: ...ammation of the liver, caused mainly by various [[virus]]es but also by some poisons, autoimmunity or her...
    83: ...ed in 1989 for pediatric liver transplantation. Only 20% of an adult's liver (Couinaud segments 2 and...
    89: ...Retinol|Vitamin A]], [[cod liver oil]] being commonly used as a supplement. Vitamin A levels can be [[...
  10. Placenta (1967 bytes)
    3: ...nta''' is an ephemeral (temporary) organ present only in female [[marsupial]] and [[Placentalia|placen...
    5: ... not filtered out, including [[alcohol]]. Most [[virus]]es also easily cross this barrier.
    11: ...the [[monotreme]]s, which are egg-laying mammals only found in [[Australia]] and [[New Guinea]], and t...
  11. Pollen (5420 bytes)
    5: ... (see photomicrograph at right). Most, but certainly not all, are spherical. Pollen grains of pines, ...
    15: ... Since this pollen does not become airborne, the only way to get goldenrod pollen on the nasal passage...
    18: ...[rubber]] plant is caused by a [[virus (biology)|virus]] transmitted on pollen grains.
  12. Africa (35389 bytes)
    26: ...e is shown by the fact that Europe, which covers only [[1 E12 m2|9,700,000 km<sup>2</sup>]] (3,760,000...
    41: ... many [[colony|colonial]] nation states, leaving only two independent nations ([[Liberia]] and [[Ethio...
    51: ...themselves crossing "borders" that often existed only on European maps.
    65: ...rmed force|military]] was perceived as being the only group that could effectively maintain order and ...
    73: ...cially the spread of the [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus]] (HIV) and the associated [[Acquired Immune Defi...
  13. People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
    1: ...]The '''People's Republic of China''' (PRC), commonly referred to as '''China''', is a state in [[East...
    6: The term "[[mainland China]]" is sometimes used to denote the area ...
    13: ...n [[1949]] with the Communists in control of [[mainland China]] and the Kuomintang in control of [[Tai...
    21: ...wed but gradually under the leadership of [[Zhou Enlai]] moderate forces regained influence. After Mao...
    33: :''This section is on the politics of [[Mainland China]]. See also: [[Chinese nationalism]], [[...
  14. Angola (15614 bytes)
    63: ...]] (''Frente Nacional de Liberta磯 de Angola'', FNLA), with an ethnic base in the Bakongo region of t...
    66: ...e out between MPLA, UNITA and FNLA. In 1976, the FNLA was defeated by a combination of MPLA and [[Cuba...
    74: ...05_outbreak_in_Angola|outbreak]] of the [[Marburg virus]] which is rapidly becoming the worst outbreak of...
    79: ...ut is weak and fragmented, and courts operate in only 12 of more than 140 municipalities. A Supreme Co...
    131: ...ut 2%, with a small (1%) population of whites, mainly ethnically Portuguese. Portuguese make up the la...
  15. Influenza (10335 bytes)
    1: ...uenza'''. For the digestive-system diseases commonly called "stomach '''flu'''" (and widely misunders...
    3: '''Influenza''' (or as it is commonly known, '''the flu''' or '''the grippe''') is a c...
    4: ...d lost productivity. Major genetic changes in the virus have caused three influenza [[pandemics]] in the ...
    8: There are three types of the virus:
    9: * Influenza A viruses that infect [[mammal|mammals]] and [[birds]]
  16. Old wives' tale (4347 bytes)
    23: ...n cold|cold]] (which is known to be caused by a [[virus]]).
    30: ...riately vaccinated. The tetanus bacterium is commonly present both on skin and in soil. Before the ava...
    40: ...]], you'll get [[wart]]s. (warts are caused by a virus, and the growths on the back of a toad or its rel...
    42: *If you sneeze suddenly, someone is talking about you behind your back o...
  17. Food (24212 bytes)
    108: ...nsport|transportation]]. Early food processing mainly involved [[salting (food)|salting]], [[curing]],...
    148: ...luence over consumers. Nevertheless, in [[2000]] only 19% of all US consumer expenditure spent on food...
    166: ...s caused by [[bacterium|bacteria]], [[toxin]]s, [[virus]]es and [[prion]]s. [[Food poisoning]] has been r...
    172: Less commonly, acute adverse reactions can also occur if chemi...
    179: ...d may provoke a reaction, however, this most commonly involves [[gluten]], corn, shellfish (mollusks),...
  18. Evolution (27661 bytes)
    33: ...emely rare or only happens under conditions very unlike those of modern Earth. The 1953 [[Miller-Urey ...
    40: ...nt]]s are being deposited, the [[fossil record]] only provides sparse and intermittent information abo...
    47: ...panzee]], 1.6% from [[gorilla]]s [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed...
    49: ... a steady process of degeneration[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed...
    69: ...to [[radiation]], chemicals, or [[virus (biology)|viruses]], or can occur deliberately under cellular con...
  19. DNA (29095 bytes)
    3: ...t]] of all cellular forms of [[life]] (and many [[virus]]es). DNA is often referred to as the [[molecule]...
    5: ...and [[mitochondria]] also carry DNA, as do many [[virus]]es.
    8: ...re the electronic properties of DNA? Is junk DNA only molecular garbage?}}
    10: ...arily a very accurate description, and that it's only meant as a generic overview.
    14: ...entific dissection in a field you don't master ''only'' contained scientific data -- that would be fru...
  20. Microbiology (4238 bytes)
    1: ...f [[microorganism]]s, including [[virus (biology)|virus]]es, [[prokaryote]]s and simple [[eukaryote]]s. T...
    2: ...age:Virus.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Illustration of a Virus. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com C...
    11: ...rising after the bacteria had been exposed to the virus. <!-- can someone write this more simple? -->
    38: * [http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook Online Microbiology textbook]
    39: * [http://www.GIDEONonline.com/tutorial/microbiology.htm GIDEON Microbiol...

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