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Science Topic: Health and Our Microbiome AMNH

WebExhibition The Secret World Inside You Explore the human microbiome and find out how rapidly evolving science is reshaping our ideas about human health. …

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Science of COVID-19 American Museum of Natural History

WebUnderstanding the COVID-19 pandemic requires exploring the natural history of the novel coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2, that causes it—where and how it lives, how it mutates …

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Meet Your Microbiome

WebMeet Your Microbiome. In 2003, the Human Genome Project (HGP) announced that it had completed sequencing every base pair of DNA from an individual human and mapping all …

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Viruses & Vaccine Science in the Covid Era: Resources AMNH

WebIn our contemporary, ever-more-connected world, vaccines are ever-more vital for keeping our relationship with viruses, old and new, in balance. In this constellation of videos, …

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Human Microbiome: The Role of Microbes in Human Health

Webof the gut, strains of Bacteroides can cause painful swelling in the abdomen, brain, liver, pelvis, and lungs. They can also cause an infection of the bloodstream. But in the colon …

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Equoidea Perissodactyl

WebEquoidea: the Equoidea includes true horses ( Equidae) and another group, the paleotheres ( Palaeotheriidae ). The earliest equoids were very primitive with teeth, skulls, and …

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American Museum of Natural History – The Paleontology Portal

WebWhat are the Elements of an IPM Plan? The first, and most fundamental step in integrated pest management is prevention, followed up by monitoring and, if necessary, elimination. …

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Inside You American Museum of Natural History

WebInside You explores the rapidly evolving science that is revolutionizing how we view human health and introduces some of the scientists who are breaking new …

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American Museum of Natural History – The Paleontology Portal

WebMolding and casting. Another way to study the specimen and obtain additional information is by producing a cast. Casts are reproductions of the object, made by pouring a liquid …

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Fire and the Brain: How Cooking Shaped Humans AMNH

WebCompared to chimps, our nearest living relatives, and to australopithecines, the ancestors of our genus, Homo, humans have puny digestive systems. We have smaller teeth, weaker …

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American Museum of Natural History – The Paleontology Portal

WebDisaster Planning is an overview of issues to consider when developing a plan: decreasing risks, identifying resources, and setting priorities. It includes a bibliography and a list of …

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Human nutrition, the gut microbiome and the immune system

Web1Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63108, USA.†Present address: Section of Microbial …

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Poison for Good: Toxins and Venoms as Treatment AMNH

WebThe yew tree (Taxus baccata) is so poisonous that eating a handful of needles can kill a person. Yet a chemical found in yew bark has proven to be an effective anti-cancer …

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Microbiome Acquired at Birth

WebThis is a big day for baby and microbiome alike, because unlike the womb, the birth canal is chock full of bacteria. Newborn babies get their first microbiome from their mother during …

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Facts About Microbes American Museum of Natural History

WebAmerican Museum of Natural History 200 Central Park West New York, NY 10024-5102 Phone: 212-769-5100. Open daily, 10 am–5:30 pm. Closed Thanksgiving Day and …

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Poison as Medicine American Museum of Natural History

WebThe drug is a prime example of the use of poisons in the service of medicine, a challenge to the modern view of poison as an instrument of death, whether by …

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What is Genetics

WebGenealogy is the study of family origins. It is how people trace their ancestry and create a family tree. It's not a biological science. Genealogy has been around for a long, long, …

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Human Microbiome: The Role of Microbes in Human Health

WebIn fact, the microbiome is so important that it is like an additional organ—a part of the body that serves a vital function, like the skin or kidneys. Nurturing it helps keep our bodies …

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Ways to Help the Environment: What You Can Do AMNH

WebThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conducts regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications, and potential future risks, as well as …

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What is Biodiversity

WebBiodiversity is important to most aspects of our lives. We value biodiversity for many reasons, some utilitarian, some intrinsic. This means we value biodiversity both for what …

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