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Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis: Airborne Nightmare

Tuberculosis: Airborne NightmareTuberculosisIntroductionTuberculosis: Airborne NightmareTreating TBTB Is a Global Peril TB-causing bacteria is passed from person to person through the air when…

Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis: Airborne Nightmare

Tuberculosis: Airborne NightmareTuberculosisIntroductionTuberculosis: Airborne NightmareTreating TBTB Is a Global Peril TB-causing bacteria is passed from person to person through the air when…

oarfish

(Encyclopedia) oarfish, large, elongated fish, genus Regalecus, found in the oceans worldwide except for the polar regions. Oarfish species are solitary and rarely seen by humans. The giant oarfish,…

mammography

(Encyclopedia) mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. Tomosynthesis, also known as 3D mammography, is form of mammography that combines X-…

Braun, Karl Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Braun, Karl FerdinandBraun, Karl Ferdinandfĕrˈdēnäntˌ [key]Braun, Karl Ferdinand broun [key], 1850–1918, German physicist. Braun taught at the Univ. of Marburg, Strasbourg Univ.,…

Tompkins, Daniel D.

(Encyclopedia) Tompkins, Daniel D., 1774–1825, American political figure, Vice President of the United States (1817–25), b. Scarsdale, N.Y. A leader of the Jeffersonian group in New York state, he…

radiology

(Encyclopedia) radiology, branch of medicine specializing in the use of X rays, gamma rays, radioactive isotopes, and other forms of radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. X ray…

James Hillier

Born: 1915Birthplace: Ontario, Canada Electron lens correction device—Hillier is noted for his contributions to the development of the electron microscope. The electron lens is used to focus a beam…

Candidate Names in the 1998 Elections

Skip vs. Fancy Ray Noms de Guerre in the '98 Election by Borgna Brunner This article was posted on November 2, 1998. Teddy, Harry, Ike, Jimmy, and Bill knew the value of a folksy…

DK Science: Astronomy

GIANT TELESCOPESBIOGRAPHY: GALILEO Italian, 1564-1642FIND OUT MOREThe scientific study of the stars and other objects in space is called astronomy. Astronomers observe the Universe using…