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Escherichia coli

(Encyclopedia) Escherichia coliEscherichia coliĕshˌərĭkˈēə kōˈlī [key], common bacterium that normally inhabits the intestinal tracts of humans and animals, but can cause infection in other parts of…

Dracula: The Terrifying Truth

The Terrifying Truth About Dracula How a 15th-century Walachian prince became a frightening modern legend by David Johnson The rugged Transylvanian Alps provide one of the most…

DK Science: Animal Kingdom

CLASSIFICATIONFIND OUT MOREAnimals belong to the largest and most diverse of the five kingdoms of living things. So far over two million animal species have been identified. All animals…

steam engine

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Steam engine steam engine, machine for converting heat energy into mechanical energy using steam as a medium, or working fluid. When water is converted into steam it expands,…

impotence

(Encyclopedia) impotenceimpotenceimˈpətəns [key], inhibited sexual excitement in a man during sexual activity that, despite an unaffected desire for sex, results in inability to attain or maintain a…

tunicate

(Encyclopedia) tunicatetunicatet&oomacr;ˈnəkĭt [key], marine animal of the phylum Chordata, which also includes the vertebrates. The adult form of most tunicates (also called urochordates) shows…

rickettsia

(Encyclopedia) rickettsiarickettsiarĭkĕtˈsēə [key], any of an order (Rickettsiales) of very small microorganisms, many disease-causing, that live in vertebrates and are transmitted by bloodsucking…

February 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of February, 2009. Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal Win Australian Open (…