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  1. Hair (11457 bytes)
    4: ...nges with the seasons, becoming white during the snowy winter, for example.
    6: ...ly short length. The shorter style became the new normality and has never entirely gone away since.
    8: The hair of non-human animal species is commonly referred to as ...
    13: ...hair rigidifies. Following a period of dormancy, another growth cycle starts, and eventually a new hai...
    17: It is important to note that hair grows across all areas of the skin on...
  2. Chromosome (12667 bytes)
    2: ...ith an optical [[microscope]]. [[Prokaryote]]s do not possess histones or nuclei. In its relaxed state...
    17: ...[[prophase]]. (Two copies of the DNA molecule are now present) (5) Chromosome during [[metaphase]].]]
    19: ... two matching [[chromatid]]s (condensed chromatin strands) become visible as a chromosome, linked at the [...
    37: <td>[[Drosophila melanogaster|Fruit fly]]</td>
    122: ...over]]), and thus create new chromosomes that are not inherited solely from either parent. When a male...
  3. Spider (29039 bytes)
    11: ...iidae, Barychelidae, Paratropidae, Idiopidae, Actinopodidae, Migidae -->
    21: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hexathelidae ([[venomous funnel-web tarantula]])<br />
    34: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Deinopidae ([[ogre-faced spider]])<br />
    53: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oonopidae ([[oonopid spider]])<br />
    63: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Selenopidae ([[wall crab spider]])<br />
  4. Medieval music (31843 bytes)
    9: ...port. The notation system is weak, and rhythm cannot be specified. The simplicity of chant, with uni...
    11: ...fifths, and octaves, begins to be seen. Rhythmic notation allows for complex interactions between mul...
    14: ... music has survived, and since [[musical notation|notation]] was a relatively late development, recons...
    16: === Theory and notation ===
    17: ... history of European music. Most of the surviving notated music of the 13th century uses the rhythmic ...
  5. Caste (32815 bytes)
    5: ...es&mdash;actions in the past life. The castes are not mentioned in the oldest part of the Rig Veda (th...
    13: The caste system, although not currently officially sanctioned by their governm...
    27: ... [[Sanskrit]] for 'knowledge', root word Vid 'to know') are the priestly caste, and are responsible fo...
    29: They are not presently considered the rulers of society, but ...
    31: The existence of a priestly caste is well known from many cultures, such as the [[Druids]] of t...
  6. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
    4: ...[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentat...
    6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
    21: ...rvice to his country, and service to the church. Knowing that a prestigious post would aid him toward ...
    23: ...ent, into the enjoyment of which, however, he did not enter until 1608.
    25: ...y sold for ?1800, equivalent to a much larger sum now.
  7. DNA (29095 bytes)
    5: ...leus]]. The [[energy]]-generating [[organelle]]s known as [[chloroplast]]s and [[mitochondria]] also c...
    10: ... has been assumed from the beginning that this is not necessarily a very accurate description, and tha...
    12: ...rate. Dumbing down something too much (which I'm not saying is happening here) is also to be avoided....
    25: ...nction, or a function [[junk DNA|we do not (yet) know]];
    26: ...t can be "unzipped" like a zipper, separating the strands;
  8. Silkworm (3141 bytes)
    12: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Bombyx mori | author = [[Carolus Linna...
    15: ...ts solely of [[mulberry]] leaves. It is native to northern [[China]].
    22: ...y and economic importance, the silkworm [[Genus|genome]] has been the object of considerable modern st...
    26: ... her finger to touch it, and wonder of wonders, a strand of silk came out! As more came out and wrapped ar...
  9. Crochet (5214 bytes)
    3: ...d with "crotchet", otherwise known as a [[quarter note]].
    7: ...oops and is only secured when the free end of the strand is pulled through the final loop.
    12: ... place of a fashioned hook; therefore, there were no artifacts left behind to attest to the practice. ...
    14: ...o surviving samples of crocheted fabric in any ethnologic collection, or archeological source prior to...
    46: ... & Craft Link Index] Millions of links, commonly known as "Martha's" or "Stargazer"
  10. Sequencing (2283 bytes)
    2: ...equencing results in a symbolic linear depiction known as a '''sequence''' which succinctly summarizes...
    6: ...fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=265521]. However, it is not commonly used due to the greater practicality of...
    10: * [[nanopore sequencing]]
    23: ...h [[polysaccharide]]s are also biopolymers, it is not so common to talk of
    24: ...accharide, because a symbolic linear depiction cannot
  11. Beach (8328 bytes)
    4: A '''beach''' or '''strand''' is a [[geology|geological]] formation consisti...
    22: ... the beach stops, and if the particles are small enough (that is, are [[sand]]), winds shape the featu...
    24: ...nt of sand could occur, since the normal waves do not wet the sand beyond this area. However, the drif...
    31: ...ticle size allows percolation, so the backwash is not very powerful, and the beach remains steep.
    48: ...es with fountains that imitate surf and mask city noises, and in some cases can be used as a play par...
  12. Virus (17572 bytes)
    1: ...ound outside of a host cell, viruses consist of genomic [[nucleic acid]], either [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] (d...
    3: ...coprotein]]s. Importantly, viral [[genome]]s code not only for the [[protein]]s needed to package its ...
    7: ...tin]] ''virus'' referring to [[poison]] and other noxious things. Today it is used to describe the bi...
    9: ...orms as ''viri'' (which actually means ''men''). (No plural form appears in ''any'' extant Latin manus...
    11: ==Viruses: non-living or alive?==
  13. Spinal cord (4562 bytes)
    12: ...system|sympathetic pathway]]s and the lower (i.e. non-[[vagus nerve|vagal]]) [[parasympathetic nervous...
    16: ...l cord as sensory information from the arms would not travel through this area.
    22: ...t known as the ''conus medullaris'', from which a strand of connective tissue, the '''''filum terminale'''...
    24: ...here. In contrast, the lumbar and sacral areas do not carry information from anywhere above them, so h...
  14. Silkworm Moth (4931 bytes)
    12: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Bombyx mori | author = [[Carolus Linna...
    17: ...ts solely of [[mulberry]] leaves. It is native to northern [[China]].
    24: ...y and economic importance, the silkworm [[Genus|genome]] has been the object of considerable modern st...
    28: ... her finger to touch it, and wonder of wonders, a strand of silk came out! As more came out and wrapped ar...
    30: .... It takes 2100 silk worms to make a single [[kimono]].
  15. Spinning wheel (2604 bytes)
    4: ...rial, twisting the fibers into a long, continuous strand.
    8: ...wheels exist, including the ''great wheel'' also known as "walking wheel" or ''wool wheel'' for rapid ...
    10: ...s much easier to adjust. Instead of messing with knobs, all that is required is a step forward or back...
  16. Bicycle (44267 bytes)
    7: ...ing technologies, while more recently bicycle technology has contributed in turn to other, newer areas...
    13: ... as the earliest bicycle. Most bicycle historians now believe that these unsteerable hobby-horses prob...
    17: ...Shod with solid rubber tires, his machine became known as the ''ordinary''. British cyclists likened ...
    19: ... producing rear-wheel drive. These models were known as ''dwarf safeties'', or ''safety bicycles'', ...
    23: ...smaller wheels made for a bumpy ride. The next innovations increased comfort and ushered in the [[189...
  17. Medieval medicine (14745 bytes)
    1: ...eas about the origin and cure of [[disease]] were not, however, purely [[secular]], but were also base...
    3: In this era, there was no clear tradition of scientific medicine, and accur...
    7: ... the early period there was no single, organised, strand of medieval medicine. Instead someone struck down...
    9: ...ystical]], and had its basis in sources that were not compatible with Christian faith. [[Spell]]s and ...
    17: ...the persistence of elements of classical medical knowledge. Compendiums like Bald's ''Leechbook'' (cir...
  18. Barrister (15976 bytes)
    7: ...equated with US [[trial lawyer]]s in that they do not deal with the public (or lay clients) directly, ...
    13: ...ourt depends on whether the hearing is "robed" or not. Trials in open court are almost always robed. I...
    15: ...By contrast, solicitors appearing as advocates do not wear wigs, though they must still wear a gown. T...
    17: ...ession was small enough for all practitioners to know each other personally. Some barristers believe t...
    22: ...area of [[London]] close to the Law Courts in the Strand. [[Gray's Inn]] is off High Holborn, [[Lincoln's ...

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