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Tsetse (⫽ˈsiːtsi⫽ SEET-see, US: ⫽ˈtsiːtsi⫽ TSEET-see or UK: ⫽ˈtsɛtsə⫽ TSET-sə) (sometimes spelled tzetze; also known as tik-tik flies) are large, biting...

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Chayote or Sicyos edulis (previously placed in the obsolete genus Sechium), also known as christophine, mirliton and choko, is an edible plant belonging...

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in California. On January 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first...

This article documents the chronology of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2021, which originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Some...

The government of California initially responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state with a statewide lockdown, the first of its kind during the COVID-19...

This article documents the chronology of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2021, which originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Some developments...

The enzyme cytochrome c oxidase or Complex IV, (was EC 1.9.3.1, now reclassified as a translocase EC 7.1.1.9) is a large transmembrane protein complex...

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a class of proteins that play a key role in the innate immune system. They are single-spanning receptors usually expressed...

Adaptationism is a scientific perspective on evolution that focuses on accounting for the products of evolution as collections of adaptive traits, each...

Kelly Reno (born June 19, 1966) is a former child actor, rancher, and trucker. At age 13, he was cast in the role of Alec Ramsey, the young boy who is...

Bacterial phyla constitute the major lineages of the domain Bacteria. While the exact definition of a bacterial phylum is debated, a popular definition...

The physiology of underwater diving is the physiological adaptations to diving of air-breathing vertebrates that have returned to the ocean from terrestrial...

The non-marine molluscs of Croatia are a part of the molluscan fauna of Croatia (wildlife of Croatia). A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found...

Patella depressa is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Patella...

Torilis leptophylla is a species of hedge parsleys in the Apiaceae known as bristlefruit hedgeparsley. "Torilis leptophylla (Slender Hedge-Parsley)". iNaturalist...

Graphocephala fennahi (rhododendron leafhopper) is a species of leafhopper native to the United States. Its common name derives from it feeding on the...

Hemileuca peigleri, the Texas buck moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. The male abdomen is black with a red tip, and the female abdomen is solid...

Pellifronia brianhayesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. The length of the shell attains...

Latirus philberti, common name Philbert's Peristernia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle...