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How the Daisy Got Its Spot: Insect Mimicry
Dark spots on flower petals are common across many angiosperm plant families and occur on flowers such as some lilies,... Read More
Spot desmosome
Definition noun, plural: spot desmosomes A type of desmosome characterized by a circular or spot-like rivet between... Read More
Blind spot
Definition noun (1) Anatomically, the region in the retina that is not sensitive to light and where the optic nerve and... Read More
‘Weed from hell’ found in Texas
JASPER – An infestation of tropical soda apple, a thorny plant on the federal noxious weed list, has been verified on a... Read More
Spot the match – wildlife photo-identification using information theory
Spot the match – wildlife photo-identification using information theory Conrad W Speed,1,2 Mark G Meekan,2 and Corey... Read More
Brain Surgery Without The Surgery?
Every 45 seconds, another American has a stroke, caused either by a blocked or burst blood vessel in the brain. And every... Read More
Belt desmosome
Definition noun, plural: belt desmosomes A type of desmosome characterized by a belt-like rivet between neighboring... Read More
Colorado State Researcher Hopes Mathematicians Can Help Solve Problems That Water Causes In Mathematical Models Of Atmosphere
The problem with mathematical models that attempt to mimic global water circulation is water itself, and a professor of... Read More
Evidence for Intelligent Design from Biochemistry
From a speech delivered at Discovery Institute's God & Culture Conference Michael J. Behe Discovery Institute August... Read More
Natural selection
Natural Selection Definition What is natural selection in biology? Natural selection is defined as a process in nature... Read More
NASA Spacecraft Sees Changes in Jupiter System
LAUREL, Md. - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft provided a new bird's-eye view of the dynamic Jupiter system as it traveled... Read More
Pyotraumatic dermatitis
Definition noun A type of traumatic dermatitis characterized by skin erythema and weeping lesion on skin caused by biting,... Read More
Macula adherens
Definition noun A type of anchoring junction between neighboring cells forming a plaquelike site on the cell... Read More
Parasite causes zombie ants to die in an ideal spot
August 12, 2009 -- A study in the September issue of The American Naturalist describes new details about a fungal parasite... Read More
Fruitfly Study Shows How Evolution Wings It
The courtship rituals of some species of fruitfly depend much on the attractive... Read More
Café au lait spot
Definition noun, plural: café au lait spots A pigmented birthmark that is light-brown in color, flat, and usually oval in... Read More
Researchers Pave The Way For Effective Liver Treatments
A combination of bioengineering and medical research at the University of California, San Diego has led to a new discovery... Read More
What Lurks Beneath the Swimming Spots
In the summertime, there's nothing more inviting than refreshing pools of water. Unfortunately, pools, ponds, rivers and... Read More
Mongolian spot
Definition noun, plural: mongolian spots A pigmented birthmark that is dark-bluish in color, flat, with wavy borders and... Read More
Spot-film radiography
spot-film radiography An x-ray of a localised region, usually under study by... Read More
The 10 Power Principles Of Successful Job Acquisition
The 10 Power Principles Of Successful Job Acquisition! By: PAUL BOWLEY Job acquisition has to be your priority. But, today... Read More
Sound investment: A new mathematical method provides a better way to analyze noise
Humans have 200 million light receptors in their eyes, 10 to 20 million receptors devoted to smell, but only 8,000... Read More
Bjerrums scotoma
Bjerrums scotoma a comet-shaped scotoma, occurring in glaucoma, attached at the temporal end to the blind spot or separated... Read More
‘Hot Spot’ For Toxic Harmful Algal Blooms Discovered Off Washington Coast
Feb. 1, 2009 — A part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which separates Washington state from Canada's British Columbia, is... Read More
Area centralis
Area centralis --> macula retinae An oval area of the sensory retina, 3 by 5 mm, temporal to the optic disk corresponding... Read More
Immaculate
Immaculate without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure. Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that,... Read More