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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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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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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 …

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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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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, …

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Health & Safety at the Museum AMNH

WEBExposure to COVID-19. An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, …

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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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Science Topics AMNH

WEBA unique collection of articles, videos, news, and more from the Museum about featured scientific topics. Science Topics offer access to the Museum’s ongoing work in scientific …

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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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Manhattanhenge 2024: Where & How to See It AMNH

WEBFriday, July 12 at 8:20 pm ET. Full sun on the grid during Manhattanhenge. Unnoticed by many, the sunset point actually creeps day to day along the horizon: …

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