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Genetic Engineering: DNA Technology Applications

DNA Technology ApplicationsGenetic EngineeringIntroductionFundamentals of Genetic EngineeringCurrent Recombinant Cloning TechnologyDNA Technology ApplicationsHuman Disorders and Gene TherapyHuman…

Anthrax FAQs

Anthrax FAQs Handling mail; learning the facts Source: CDC and USPS   Related Links Encyclopedia: Anthrax Occupational Diseases Biological Warfare Blackleg DoD…

DK Science: Brains & Intelligence

As smart as a cassowary?Brain to body weightDinosaur brain power relative to a crocodile’sHow intelligent were dinosaurs? It is difficult to know how smart dinosaurs were because their brains…

Biology

Biology Science Projects Human Body Six Kingdoms of Life Evolution Cell Biotechnology Genetics Cloning Timeline Microorganisms Biochemistry Photosynthesis Body Systems Catalog of…

Slideshows

Related Links Animal Groups Animal Names: Male, Female, and Young Animal Group Terminology…

Farmer

What is this job like? Farmers grow crops and raise animals. American farmers run some of the most productive farms in the world. They sell their extra produce to other countries. Farmers decide…

skunk

(Encyclopedia) skunk, name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, highly offensive odor for…

parthenogenesis

(Encyclopedia) parthenogenesisparthenogenesispärˌthənōjĕnˈəsĭs [key] [Gr.,=virgin birth], in biology, a form of reproduction in which the ovum develops into a new individual without fertilization.…

Tasmanian devil

(Encyclopedia) Tasmanian devil, extremely voracious marsupial, or pouched mammal, of the dasyure family, now found only on the island of Tasmania. The Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisi, formerly…

toxoplasmosis

(Encyclopedia) toxoplasmosis, infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a single-celled parasitic microorganism that can infect most warm-blooded animals but reproduces only in animals of the cat family…