Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Acronym in cytology and organogenesis: SFEBq for serum-free floating culture of embryoid body-like aggregate with quick reaggregation

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SFEBq stands for s erum- f ree floating culture of e mbryoid b ody-like aggregate with q uick reaggregation. A complex acronym for a compl...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Rhyming in harmony about dinosaur's anatomy

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Bert Leston Taylor (1866-1921), using B. L. T. as his initials, was writing humorous columns for newspapers [1-3]. He also engaged in wri...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

An English-American mess: the term ‘turtle’

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Do you think you know what a turtle is? A dictionary definition sounds like this: “any of various chelonian reptiles, especially those o...
Monday, October 8, 2012

One plant genus and 14 plant species named after Francis Guthrie, who first made the graph-theoretical Four-Color Conjecture

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In 1852, the English law student Francis Guthrie at the University College of London conjectured that four colors would suffice to color a...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Anchiornis, the “nearby bird”

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The word Anchiornis defines a dinosaur genus: small, feathered, deinonychosauria (“fearsome claw lizards”) belonging to the family Troodo...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Chompion: champion among strong-biting animals

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Which is the hardest-biting land animal ever known? According to recent biomechanical studies, this is Tyrannosaurus rex , which—with a max...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Donner Summit Bridge and its other names

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Donner Summit Bridge is a concrete arch span built during the 1920s. This landmark bridge, as part of the Old Lincoln Highway ( Hwy 40 ),...