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Rose Tremain's novel restoration was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It tells of the life and times of Robert Merivel, part chancer, part physician, part cuckold. He seeks the patronate of King Charles the Seocnd, receives...
Knock at our door on Halloween prepared to be greeted by Bombalurina, Grizabella, Jennyanydots, the most Magical Mr. Mistoffelees, Mungojerrie, Old Deuternonomy, Macavity, Rumpleteazer, Rum Tum Tugger, Skimbleshanks, or -...
Tomato plants under attack from the Botrytis fungus give off an aromatic substance that can be measured in greenhouses, scientists at the Wageningen University in the Netherlands discovered. Botrytis or gray mold is an...
Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article: Lamb, Robert. "10 Worst Epidemics." 12 May 2008. HowStuffWorks.com.
Tomato plants under attack from the Botrytis fungus give off an aromatic substance that can be measured in greenhouses. This is the result of research performed by Roel Jansen with which he obtained his doctoral degree at...
Why the Black Death still won't die. For most people, plague automatically means the Black Death, which began in the 14th century and killed a quarter to a third of Europe's population, roughly 15 million to 25 million people....
In reply to Infectious Invaders Underlying Mental Illnesses, posted by bleauberry on June 23, 2009, at 19:10:02 The Paul Ewald quoted has a 2000 book out titled "Plague Time: How Stealth Infections Cause Cancer, Heart Disease,...
Abstract The development of human civilizations and global commerce has led to the emergence and worldwide circulation of many infectious diseases. Anthrax, plague and tularaemia are three zoonotic diseases that have been...
How a Village's Self-Sacrifice Prevented the Spread of the Plague The village of Eyam in Derbyshire is famed for sealing itself off and preventing the spread of the plague in the seventeenth century. Plague arrived in the...
Column by Chris SkaugsetFor The Daily News Fall has arrived. The days are getting shorter and the mornings crisp, and I’ve watched as the leaves on one of the maples outside of the library have begun to turn from green to a...
