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The Beginner. Science. German-related Websites by Robert Shea. ThinkCentral. Truth is Stranger than Fiction. Biology 572: Bacterial Plasmids. The wise molecular biologist tells us the tale: Once upon a time, a plasmid met a cell, and they struck up a conversation. Saith the plasmid, "Kind cell, I bring thee a gene for antibiotic resistance, and if you let me in, I shall repay you by showing you how to make an enzyme that might save your life one day.

" The cell replied with annoyance, "What use hath I for the likes of thee? The Poets. The Project Gutenberg eBook of Tender Buttons, by Gertrude Stein. Home. NCBI Blast:Nucleotide Sequence (1548 letters) 152.full.pdf (application/pdf Object) The oxygen dissociation curves of some bloods containing hemocyanin - Redfield - 2005 - Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology. The John Templeton Foundation. The Learning Project — by topic.

This is a free book that I have written for teenagers interested in taking control of their lives.

The Learning Project — by topic

It addresses learning in a general sense by interviewing different people and asking them to describe their learning process, why it's important, how they do it, and what it's done for them. The interviews are with young, middle-aged, and older people working or interested in either of 11 different fields. The same interviews can be viewed by field of interest, by age, or by name. You can switch from one view to another using the radio buttons shown below.