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Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916

Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 reported the capture of a "man-eating" shark off the Jersey Shore after the attacks. The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attack s along the coast of New Jersey between July 1 and July 12 1916 , in which four people were killed and on more

Anabolic steroid

Anabolic steroid , transporting 5α-dihydrotestosterone . Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids or AAS, are a class of steroid hormone s related to the hormone testosterone . They increase protein synthesis within cells, which results in the buildup of cellular tissue (an more

Coeliac disease

Coeliac disease Coeliac disease, also spelled celiac disease, is an autoimmune disorder of the small bowel that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy. Symptoms include chronic diarrhoea , failure to thrive (in children) and fatigue , but these may be absent a more

Sequence alignment

Sequence alignment In bioinformatics , a sequence alignment is a way of arranging the primary sequence s of DNA , RNA , or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, structural , or evolution ary relationships between the sequences. Aligned sequences of nucl more

Asperger syndrome

Asperger syndrome Asperger syndrome (U.S. pronunciation /, also called Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's disorder, Asperger's or AS) is one of several autism spectrum disorders (ASD) characterized by difficulties in social interaction and by restricted, stereotyped interests and activities. AS is more

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