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Jacob, François

(Encyclopedia) Jacob, FrançoisJacob, FrançoisfräNswäˈ zhäkôbˈ [key], 1920–2013, French biologist and geneticist, educated at the Sorbonne. His medical studies were interrupted by World War II. He…

Brenner, Sydney

(Encyclopedia) Brenner, Sydney, 1927–2019, British molecular biologist, Ph.D. Oxford, 1954. He was director of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England (1979–86), and director of…

Reynolds, Debbie

(Encyclopedia) Reynolds, Debbie, 1932-2016, American actress, singer, and dancer, b. El Paso, Tx., as Mary Frances Reynolds. Reynolds’ family…

musicals

(Encyclopedia) musicals, earlier known as musical comedies, plays that incorporate music, song, and dance. These elements move with the plot, heightening and commenting on the action. Mixing the…

Sentences: Sentence Functions: The Four Tops

Sentence Functions: The Four TopsSentencesIntroductionI Know It When I See It: The SentenceSentence Structure: The Fab FourSentence Functions: The Four TopsAlley Oops In addition to classifying…

DK Science: Medical Research

NANOTECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE BIONICS COMPUTER-AIDED DRUG DESIGN FIND OUT MORE Huge resources are poured each year into studying diseases and finding new treatments. Some of the main focuses…