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wiki › biotechnology
Biotechnology is a technology that involves the use of living organisms.[1] Biotechnology is mainly used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. In biotechnology, living organisms are used to make useful chemicals and products or to...
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A smaller diesel engine in a Mercedes-Benz passenger car The name diesel is given to an engine invented by a German named Rudolf Diesel in the late 19th century. It is one of the most used kinds of internal combustion engine. Most other...
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The Thai language is the national and official language of Thailand. It is the first language of the Thai people, Thailand's main ethnic group. Thai is closely related to the Lao language. In fact, some dialects of Thai and Lao are mutually intelligible, meaning that speakers of one language can...
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Climate change refers to long-term changes in temperature, precipitation, and other atmospheric conditions on Earth. When people talk about climate change, they are usually talking about the problem of human-caused global warming, which is happening now. But the climate of the Earth has changed...
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wiki › ftse_100_index
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in London, England. It is the biggest stock exchange in the Europe and third largest in the world.[1] The Royal Exchange, London was officially opened on 23 January 1571 by Queen...
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wiki › monitor_lizard
Monitor lizards, the genus Varanus, are also known as biawak or goannas. They are members of the family Varanidae. Their closest living relatives are the anguid and Heloderma lizards. Varanus is a genus of largely carnivorous lizards....
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wiki › space_elevator
A space elevator is a theoretical transportation device for cheaply sending people and cargo into orbit. If one can be built, a space elevator would make it possible to go to outer space without inefficient and often single use rockets, lowering the average cost to launch from the current average...
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wiki › anguis_fragilis
Anguis fragilis (the slow-worm, or blindworm) is a lizard which is limbless (meaning it has no legs or arms).[1] It has a wide distribution in Europe and Asia, and is one of the few reptiles native to Britain. When a slow-worm is in danger it can shed (break off) its tail and escape. It can then...
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wiki › bashkir_language
The Bashkir language (Native name: башҡорт теле [bɑʃqɵrt tɨiɨ]) is a Turkic language. Speakers of the Bashkir language mostly live in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan. A large number of speakers also live in Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Perm...
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wiki › dendrochronology
The growth rings of a tree. Each ring represents one year; the outside rings, near the bark, are the youngest. Drill for dendrochronology sampling and growth ring counting Dendrochronology is tree-ring dating. It is a method of dating...