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B.I.O. Bug
The Hasbro/Wowwee B.I.O. Bugs are a series of battery-powered autonomous/remote controlled robot bugs based heavily on the designs of Mark Tilden. They are substantial beasts, measuring 25 cm x 29 cm (9.8 in x 11.4 in) excluding sensors and weighing 492 g (1.08 lb) in the case of the RQ-1 Predator b..
Băişoara
Băişoara is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ..
Bio
Bio may refer to: BiographiesBiology, the branch of science dealing with the study of lifeBio (graffiti artist), a graffiti artistBio, Lot, a commune of the Lot département, in southwestern FranceInternet slang for "Biology break", also known as going to the bathroom. Typically someone will type ..
Bio-Armour
Bio-Armour (Biological Armour) is a prototype body armour system which includes living biological parts. It is so far fictional. Bio-armour is based around an adaptive living biological framework, consisting of an extremely hardy synthetic muscle suit with a composite armoured carapace. Due to its..
Bio-art
Bio-art is one of the most recent developments of contemporary art; it takes biotechnologies as a medium. Living tissues culture, genetic, morphologic modifications, biomechanic contructions are some of the many technics those artists use, posing technological, ethical and social questions. Those e..
Bio-based material
A bio-based material is simply an engineering material made from substances derived from living tissues. These materials are sometimes referred to as biomaterials, but this word also has another meaning. Strictly the definition could include many common materials such as wood and leather, but it ty..
Bio-Beetle Eco Rental Cars
Bio-Beetle Eco Rental Cars is the first all bio-diesel rental car agency that was formed in 2003. It rents cars that run only on enivornmentally friendly bio-diesel fuel, as an alternative to fossil fuels. The company has opened up offices and refueling stations in Maui, Hawaii, and Los Angeles, C..
Bio-bomb
A Bio-bomb is a fictitious, high-tech, fairy manufactured guided missile which appears in the Artemis Fowl series. The bio-bomb is made of a plastic alloy and employs the radioactive energy source Solinium II, which kills only living things and leaves the landscape and buildings unchanged. Used mo..
Bio-Broly
is the eleventh Dragon Ball Z movie. Released in Japan on July 28th 1994. FUNimation named this movie as Bio-Broly. Contents 1 Summary1.1 Introduction1.2 The Bio Mutants1.3 Battling the Legendary Super Saiyan: Round 32 Continuity3 Trivia4 Cast list Summary In..
Bio-Devil
The Bio Devil is a fictional mechaniloid in the Mega Man series. Some of its varied names include Rainbow Devil, Yellow Devil, Green Devil, "Rock Monster", and "Cyclops", but the basic design of each Bio-Devil is always similar to its predecessors . Contents 1 History1.1 Mega Man ..
Bio-Dome
Bio-Dome DVD Cover Bio-Dome is a 1996 movie starring Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin and directed by Jason Bloom. The story centers on two men named Bud (Shore) and Doyle (Baldwin) and their experience inside a "bio-dome", a form of a closed ecological system. Shore won a Golden Raspberry Awar..
Bio-Drone
Bio-Drones are a fictional robotic device featured in the DOS/Windows game series X-COM. Fast, tough, and deadly, just about sums up the Bio Drone. Found almost exclusively in the company of Lobster Men or Tasoth, these vile constructions are used as frightningly effective terror weapons..
Bio-geometric integration
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Bio-implant
A bio-implant may be defined as an artificial organic material that can be surgically implanted into a person's body to replace damaged tissue [link]. The common areas of application include orthopedic (especially maxillofacial) reconstructive prosthesis, cardiac prostheses (artificial hea..
Bio-nano generator
A bio-nano generator is a nanoscale electrochemical device, like a fuel cell or galvanic cell, but drawing power from blood glucose in a living body, much the same as how the body generates energy from food. To achieve the effect, an enzyme is used that is capable of stripping glucose of its electro..
Bio-Nexus Device
A device in the Marvel Comics universe. The Bio-Nexus Device (BND) was a specially-created wearable apparatus designed to amplify the electrical energy that humans naturally produce. One person wearing the BND could theoretically power a city block. The device required a large sapphire in order..
Bio-Rad
Bio-Rad Laboratories is a life science research, clinical diagnostics and informatics company based in Hercules, California, United States. It was founded in 1957 by David & Alice Schwartz. Life Science Research Bio-Rad's Life Science Research Group is best known for its pioneering work in electrop..
Bio-ship Paladin
Bio-ship Paladin is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game from 1990. It was later ported to the Sega Mega Drive. While the game is essentially a standard horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up, it has an innovation that makes it unique in the genre. The player flies a spaceship (specific..
Bio-Tonic
Bio-Tonic is a French band from Reims. This band, composed by 3 musicians (Jerôme Lecoq, Julien Brizard and Julien Lecoq) has been active since 2000. Their electronic music could be defined as "psychedelic trance" or "goa". Bio-Tonic released its first album in 2001 ("Elektrik Colors" from Solsti..
Bio-Vital
Bio-Vital is the fifth album by industrial music duo Decoded Feedback. Bio-Vital was the second Decoded Feedback release on Germany's Zoth Ommog record label, and was distributed in North America by Metropolis Records. Track listing "Breathe""Machine Kontrol""This World""Bio-Vital""Relic""Synth..
Bio-X
Stanford University Bio-X Initiative [link] is part of Stanford University and is located in the James H. Clark Center in Stanford, California, adjacent to Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Bio-X focuses on interdisciplinary life science research. See also InterdisciplinarityHolism in science Ex..
Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, University of Melbourne
Bio21 is a research centre at the University of Melbourne, Australia. It is located on Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria. The centre focusses on the study of pure and applied biotechnological sciences. ..
Bioaccumulation
To bioaccumulate literally means to accumulate in a biological system. However, it is commonly taken to measure the uptake over time of a substance, called a bioaccumulant, that can accumulate in a biological system. Bioaccumulation can be divided into bioconcentration and biomagnification. Bioconc..
Bioacoustics
Bioacoustics is the study of how animals use sound for communication and echolocation. Animals use sound ranging from infrasounds to ultrasounds to send messages to conspecifics. Basic messages are for calling mates (sexual calls), warning about a danger (alarm calls) or to intimidate a competitor ..
Bioactive glass
Bioactive glasses are a group of surface reactive glass-ceramics and include the original bioactive glass, Bioglass®. The biocompatibility of these glasses has led them to be investigated extensively for use as implant materials in the human body to repair and replace diseased or damaged bone. Co..
Bioarchaeology
The term bioarchaeology was first coined by British archaeologist Grahame Clark in 1972 as a reference to zooarchaeology, or the study of animal bones from archaeological sites. Redefined in 1977 by Jane Buikstra, bioarchaeology in the US now refers to the scientific study of human skeletal remains..
Bioassay
Bioassay is a shorthand commonly used term for biological assay and is a type of [[Wiktionary:in vitro|in vitro]] experiment. Bioassays are typically conducted to measure the effects of a substance on a living [[Wiktionary:organism|organism]]. Bioassays may be [[Wiktionary:qualitative|qualitative]] ..
Bioaugmentation
Bioaugmentation This is simply the introduction of a group of natural microbial strain or a genetically engineered variant so as to achieve bioremediation. Usually the step involves studying the indigenous varieties present in the location..
Bioavailability
In pharmacology, bioavailability is used to describe the fraction of an administered dose of medication that reaches the systemic circulation, one of the principal pharmacokinetic properties of drugs. By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%. Howev..
Biobase
Biobased products are "commercial or industrial products (other than food or feed) that are composed in whole or in significant part of biological products or renewable domestic agricultural materials (including plant, animal, and marine materials) or forestry materials." Source [link] ..
Biobed
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Biobío Province
Biobío Province is an inland province in the Bío-Bío Region of southern Chile, bounded on the north, west and south by the provinces of Concepción, Arauco and Malleco respectively, and on the east by Argentina. It has an area of 5246 square miles (13,600 km²) of well-wooded and mountainous..
BioBlitz
Base camp at a BioBlitz in Auckland, New Zealand A BioBlitz is a 24-hour inventory of all living organisms in a given area, often an urban park. It was developed by Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson and Massachusetts wildlife expert Peter Alden to catalog the organisms around Walden Pond, which le..
Biobloc
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Bioburden
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Biocatalysis
Biocatalysis can be defined as the utilization of natural catalysts, called enzymes, to perform chemical transformations on organic compounds. Both enzymes that have been more or less isolated or enzymes still residing inside living cells are employed for this task [#endnote_Anthonsen] ..
Bioče
Bioče is a village nine miles northeast of Podgorica in Montenegro. On January 23,2006, a train crashed nearby killing at least 39 and injuring more than 130 people, in the country's worst train disaster. See also Bioče train disaster ..
Biocentric individualism
Biocentric Individualism is a system of environmental ethics proposed by noted environmental ethicist Dr. Gary Varner. It is, in part, a revision of the mental state theory of individual welfare, asserting that there is a hierarchy of things of moral importance: Ground project: Things that answer..
Biocentrism
Biocentrism is the belief that all life, or even the whole universe living or otherwise taken as a whole, is equally valuable and humanity is not the center of existence. Hence, humanity is no more valuable than say, mice. Biocentrism has been proposed as an antonym of anthropocentrism, which is a ..
Bioče train disaster
The Bioče train disaster was a train crash on January 23, 2006 in Montenegro. At least 45 people, including five children, were killed and another 184 injured. It was the worst train disaster in Montenegrin history. It occurred shortly after 16:00 local time (15:00 GMT) about 10 km north of t..
Biochemical cascade
A biochemical cascade is a series of chemical reactions in which the products of one reaction are consumed in the next reaction. There are several important biochemical cascade reactions in biochemistry, including the enzymatic cascades, such as the coagulation cascade and the complement system, and..
Biochemical engineering
Biochemical engineering is a branch of chemical engineering that mainly deals with the design and construction of unit processes that involve biological organisms or molecules. Biochemical engineering is often taught as a supplementary option to chemical engineering due to the similarities in both t..
Biochemical Journal
The Biochemical Journal, published by Portland Press on behalf of the Biochemical Society, covers all aspects of biochemistry as well as cell and molecular biology. It was first published in 1906, which makes it one of the oldest continuously published scientific journals. The impact factor for 20..
Biochemical oxygen demand
BOD - biochemical (biological) oxygen demand is a test used to measure the concentration of biodegradable organic matter present in a sample of water. It can be used to infer the general quality of the water and its degree of pollution and it is used in water quality management and assessment, Ecolo..
Biochemical sensor
A biochemical sensor is a chemical sensor used in medical diagnosis and patient monitoring. Such a sensor can be electrochemical or optical. See also Protein sensorAcousto-electric biochemical sensor arrayNational Centre for Sensor ResearchOptical Sensors Laboratory at Dublin City University ..
Biochemical Society
The Biochemical Society is a learned society in the United Kingdom in the field of biochemistry, including all the cellular & molecular biosciences. It currently has around 7000 members, two-thirds in the UK. It is affiliated with the European body, Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS..
Biochemical techniques
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Biochemic Cell Salts
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Biochemistry
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life, a bridge between biology and chemistry that studies how comp..
Biochip
The development of biochips is a major thrust of the rapidly growing biotechnology industry, which encompasses a very diverse range of research efforts including genomics, proteomics, computational biology, and pharmaceuticals, among other activities. Advances in these areas are giving scientists ne..
Biochron
A Biochron (from the Greek bios, life; and khronos, time) is the length of time represented by a biostratigraphic zone. Biochrons are named after characteristic fossil organisms or taxa that characterise that interval in time. ..
Biocide
A biocide is a chemical substance capable of killing different forms of living organisms used in fields such as medicine, agriculture, forestry, and mosquito control. A biocide can be: A pesticide, which includes fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, algicides, moluscicides, miticides and rodentici..
Bioclimatic
Bioclimatic architecture uses climate and environmental conditions to get interior thermal comfort inside, for what it uses design and architectural element; mechanical systems are utilized as support. External links http://www.msa.mmu.ac.uk/bioclimatic/proposit.htmlhttp://www.arch.mcgill.ca/prof/s..
Bioclipse
The Bioclipse project is a Java-based, open source, visual platform for chemo- and bioinformatics based on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP). Bioclipse uses, as any RCP application, a plugin architecture that inherits basic functionality and visual interfaces from Eclipse, such as help system..
Biocoenosis
A biocoenosis (alternatively, biocoenose or biocenose), termed by Karl Möbius in 1877, describes all the interacting organisms living together in a specific habitat (or biotope). Biotic community, biological community, and ecological community are more common synonyms of biocenosis, all of which re..
Biocompatibility
Biocompatibility is the ability of a material to perform with an appropriate host response in a specific application. (Williams, 1999) The critique against this definition usually boils down to the fact that it is not possible to make a single test that determines whether a material is biocompatible..
Biocompatible
Biocompatible is the adjectival form of biocompatibility and is often used to characterise a biomaterial. However, the use of biocompatible is not recommended since the word biocompatible by itself is not contextual and since no material can perform with an appropriate host response in all situation..
Biocomplexity
Biocomplexity spiral Biocomplexity is the study of the complex structures and behaviors that arise from the nonlinear interactions of active biological agents, which may range in scale from molecules to cells to organisms. Almost every biological system is complex, that is, characterized by e..
Biocomputing
Biocomputing can mean at least two different things. First, it can be defined as the construction and use of computers which function like living organisms or contain biological components, so-called biocomputers (Kaminuma, 1991). In this meaning it is closely related to Dna computing. Biocomputing ..
Biocon
Biocon is India's leading biotechnology enterprise. Established in 1978, the company today is an integrated biotechnology enterprise focused on the development of biopharmaceuticals. The company serves partners and customers in over 50 countries. Within the biotechnology space, the company ranks..
Bioconcentration factor
Bioconcentration factor is the concentration of a particular chemical in a tissue per concentration of chemical in water (reported as L/kg). This physical property characterizes the accumulation of pollutants through chemical partitioning from the aqueous phase into an organic phase, such as the gil..
Bioconductor
Bioconductor is an open source and open development software project for the analysis and comprehension of genomic data. The project was started in the Fall of 2001 and set out to collect and integrate software for the statistical analysis of wet-lab data in molecular biology. It is based on the st..
Bioconservatism
Bioconservatism (a portmanteau word combining "biology" and "conservatism"), is a stance of hesitancy about technological development especially if it is perceived to threaten a given social order or if it used to further consolidate political or economic power in the hands of the few. Strong biocon..
Biocontainment
Biocontainment is system of zones to contain microorganisms that may present a harmful risk to the surrounding environment. Typically these zones are laboratories or within laboratories used in the field of research on various plant, animal and human diseases. Perhaps the most famous of these bio..
Bioconversion
Bioconversion is the conversion of organic materials, such as plant or animal waste, into usable products or energy sources by biological processes or agents, such as certain microorganisms or enzymes. New cellulosic ethanol conversion processes have enabled the variety and volume of feedstock that..
Biocosm
Biocosm is the name of a book by James N. Gardner, in which he presents his "Selfish Biocosm Hypothesis". The hypothesis is that there is a cycle of cosmic creation, in which highly evolved intelligences with a superior command of physics spawn one or more "baby universes," designed to be able to ..
BioCreative
BioCreAtIvE (A critical assessment of text mining methods in molecular biology) consists in a community-wide effort for evaluating information extraction and text mining developments in the biological domain. Two main tasks were posed at the first BioCreAtIvE challenge: the entity extraction task ..
Biocultures
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Biocybernetics
Biocybernetics is the application of cybernetics to the biological science, comprised of biological disciplines that benefit from the application of cybernetics: neurology, multicellular systems and others. Biocybernetics plays a major role in systems biology, seeking to integrate different levels ..
Biodanza
Biodanza is a system of affective integration, organic renovation and a re-education in original life functions, based on vivencias (intense experiences in the here and now) created through movement, dance, and encounter situations within a group. Biodanza has therapeutic elements but is not a thera..
Biodefense
Biodefense refers to short term, local, usually military measures to restore biosecurity to a given group of persons in a given area — in the civilian terminology, it is a very robust biohazard response. It is technically possible to apply biodefense measures to protect animals or plants, but..
Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005
The Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005 (S. 1873), nicknamed "Bioshield Two" and sponsored by Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), aims to shortcut safety testing for new vaccines and drugs in case of a pandemic, and to protect vaccine makers and the pharmaceutical i..
Biodegradability prediction
Biodegradability prediction is biologically-inspired computing and attempts to predict biodegradability of anthropogenic materials in the environment. Demand for biodegradability prediction is expected to increase with governments stepping up environmental regulations (see, for instance, testing for..
Biodegradable/degradable polythene film
Contents 1 Biodegradable/Degradable Polythene film2 Introduction3 What are my options for Polythene Film?3.1 (1) Starch based or Biobased (Hydrodegrable)3.1.1 Examples of commonly modified starch used as or with polymer are named below:3.1.1.1 Pros & Cons of Starch..
Biodegradation
Biodegradation is the decomposition of organic material by microorganisms. Contents 1 Introduction2 Landfills3 Standards4 Plastics5 List of biodedgradability times6 See also Introduction The term biodegradation is often used in relation to sewage treatment, environ..
Biodegrader
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Biodemography of human longevity
Biodemography is a multidisciplinary approach, integrating biological knowledge (studies on human biology and animal models) with demographic research on human longevity and survival. Biodemographic studies are important for understanding the driving forces of the current longevity revolution (dra..
Biodesign Institute
The Biodesign Institute is a center specializing in bioscience infrastructure at Arizona State University. It is led by Dr. George Poste, an established leader in international science with extensive experience in academia, industry and government. The Institute is organized into a rapidly-growing n..
Biodiesel
Biodiesel sample Biodiesel refers to a diesel-equivalent, processed fuel derived from biological sources. Though derived from biological sources, it's a processed fuel that can be readily used in diesel-engined vehicles, which distinguishes biodiesel from the straight vegetable oils (SVO) or..
Biodiesel around the World
This page describes the use and availability of Biodiesel in various countries around the world. More information on biodisel can be found at the Biodiesel page. Contents 1 Australia2 Brazil3 Belgium4 Canada5 Costa Rica6 Czech Republic7 Estonia8 Finland9&nb..
Biodiesel processor
A Biodiesel processor is a combination reaction vessel and still for producing biodiesel from vegetable oil. Contents 1 Industrial processors1.1 Raw materials2 Biodiesel processors for home brew users3 See also4 External links Industrial processors Batch processing is c..
Biodiesel production
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. Biodiesel production is the process of making biodiesel. Biodiesel is a liquid fuel source largely compati..
Biodiscovery Toronto
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Biodistribution
Biodistribution is a method of tracking where compounds of interest travel in an experimental animal or human subject. For example, in the development of new compounds for PET (positron emission tomography) scanning, a radioactive isotope is chemically joined with a peptide (subunit of a protein). ..
Biodiversity
Rainforests are the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth Biodiversity or biological diversity is the diversity of life. There are a number of definitions and measures of biodiversity. Contents 1 Etymology2 Definitions3 Measurement of biodiversity4 Distribution of biodiv..
Biodiversity and drugs
Biodiversity plays vital roles in maintaining human health. Nutural products have been recognized as medicines for a long time. More than 60% of the world population relies almost entirely on the plant medicine for primary health care.Kevin J. Gaston & John I. Spicer. 2004. Biodiversity: an introd..
Biodiversity and evolution
Apparent marine fossil diversity during the Phanerozoic Biodiversity found on Earth today is the result of 4 billion years of evolution. Due to many mass extinctions and the havoc wreaked upon the environment by humans, the biodiversity on Earth has been declining since humans have come into..
Biodiversity and food
Biodiversity provides high variety of food: crops, livestock, forestry, and fish, which are important food source of human species. A wide range of species provides many thousands of food products, such as, fruits,Vegetables,nuts,meat,and food additives in form of food colourings,flavourings and pre..
Biodiversity hotspot
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region that is both a significant reservoir of biodiversity and is th..
Biodiversity in Israel and Palestine
This article is about the fauna and flora in the geographical region of Israel and the Palestinian Territories (the West Bank and Gaza Strip). This geographical area extends from the Jordan River and Wadi Araba in the east, to the Mediterranean Sea and the Sinai desert in the west, to Lebanon in ..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Animalia
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Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Annelida
Contents 0.1 Phylum Annelida0.1.1 Class: ..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Arthropoda
Contents 0.1 Phylum Arthropoda0.1.1 Subphylum: Chelicerata0.1.1.1 Class: Arachnida0.1.1.2 Class: Merostomata0.1.1.3 Class: Pycnogonida0.1.2 Subphylum: Crustacea0.1.3 Subphylum: Hexapoda0.1.3.1 Class: Insecta0.1.3.2 Class: Collembola0.1.3.3 Class: ..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Beetles
'Beetles of Israel Palestine' CetoninaeDynastinaeScarabaeinae*Euchirinae*Melolonthinae*Rutelidae*Aphodiinae*Pachydeminae Lucanidae*Dorcus parallelipipedus GeotrupidaeTenebrionidae*Adesmia ulcerosa*Adesmia carinata*Adesmia metallica*Tenebrioninae*Pimelinae*Adelostoma sulcatum*Adesmia ulcerosa*Adesmi..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Butterflies
This page lists the Butterflies occurring in the geographical area Israel-Palestine. Contents 1 Papilionidae2 Pieridae3 Nymphalidae3.1 Satyrinae (Nymphalidae)4 Lycaenidae Papilionidae Papilio machaon syriacus (Verity,1905) Papilio saharae saharae (Oberthur,1879) Papilio ..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Chordata
Species of the Phylum: Chordata recorded in the geographical area Israel-Palestine Contents 1 Subphylum Cephalochordata2 Subphylum Urochordata3 Class Ascidiacea4 Class Larvacea5 Class Thaliacea6 Subphylum Vertebrata7 Class Acanthodii8 Class Actinopterygii9&..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Cnidaria
Contents 0.0.1 Class Anthozoa0.0.2 Class Cubozoa0.0.3 Class Hydrozoa0.0.4 Class Scyphozoa0.0.5 Class Cnidaria incertae sedis Class Anthozoa Class Cubozoa Class Hydrozoa ::: Class Hydrozoa ::: Abylopsis tetragona ::: Agalma okeni ::: Aglaura hemistoma ::: Chelophyes contor..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Mollusca
Contents 1 Class: Caudofoveata2 Class: Aplacophora3 Class: Polyplacophora4 Class: Monoplacophora5 Class: Bivalvia6 Class: Scaphopoda7 Class: Gastropoda8 Class: Cephalopoda9 Class: Rostroconchia Class: Caudofoveata Class: Aplacophora Class: Polyplacopho..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Moths
List of Hawk Moths recorded in the geographical area of Israel-Palestine Convolvulus Hawkmoth Agrius convolvuliDeath's Head Hawkmoth Acherontia atroposPine Hawkmoth Sphinx pinastriAsh Hawkmoth Kentrochrysalis elegansOak Hawkmoth Marumba quercusOleander Hawkmoth Daphnis neriiGrapevine Hawkmoth Clar..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Nematoda
Phylum Nematoda Contents 0.0.1 Class: Adenophora0.0.1.1 Subclass: Chromadoria0.0.1.2 Subclass: Enoplia0.0.1.3 Subclass: Postsalivia0.0.2 Class: Secernentea Class: Adenophora Subclass: Chromadoria Order Desmoscolecida ::: Tricoma sp. Order Chromadorida ::: Acanthonchus ..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Plants
Alphabetical list of all plants in the area of Israel Palestine Aaronsohnia factorovskyiAbutilon fruticosumAbutilon hirtumAbutilon theophrastiAcacia farnesianaAcacia longifoliaAcacia pachycerasAcacia raddianaAcacia salignaAcacia tortilisAcantholepis orientalisAcantholimon libanoticumAcantholimon ul..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Porifera
Contents 1 Phylum ..
Biodiversity in Israel Palestine/Protista
Taxonomical Classification of Protozoa that are recorded in the geographical area of Israel-Palestine. This list is still under construction. Regnum: Protista Contents 1 Subregnum Sarcomastigota2 Phylum ..
Biodiversity of New Caledonia
The Biodiversity of New Caledonia, a large Pacific island group, is considered to be one of the most important in the region. The island supports high levels of endemism, with many unique plants, insects reptiles and birds. The island has no native land mammals except for bats, and no native amphibi..
Biodiversity of New Zealand
The biodiversity of New Zealand, a large Pacific archipelago, is one of the most unusual on Earth, due to its long isolation from other continental landmasses. Its affinities are derived in part from Gondwana, from which it separated 82 MYA, some modest affinities with New Caledonia and Lord Howe Is..
Biodynamic
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Biodynamic (from Greek bios = life, and dynamism) can mean: Biodynamic agriculture, a method of farming based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.Biodynamic craniosacral therapy, based on the teachings of William Sutherland.This is a ..
Biodynamic agriculture
Contents 1 Fertilizers1.1 Field preparations1.2 Compost preparations1.3 Homeopathic preparations2 Dealing with pests and weeds3 Skeptical view4 Certification and guarding organizations4.1 Rival organizations5 Sources6 See also7 External link..
Biodynamic wine
Biodynamic wines are those made using the principles of biodynamic agriculture. In most cases, however, one speaks of wine made from biodynamic grapes, rather than of biodynamic wine. Increasingly these are becoming known as BD wines. The practice of biodynamics in viticulture (grape growing) has b..
Bioeconomics
Bioeconomics is a field of resource economics including the dynamics of living resources in economical modelling. Bioeconomics leans heavily on mathematical modeling and optimal control theory. The Science of Bioeconomics is the discipline originating from the synthesis of biology and economics. It..
Bioelectrical impedance analysis
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a commonly used process for estimating body composition. It has come into favor in recent years due to its role in determining an estimate of body fat. BIA actually determines the electrical impedance of body tissues, which provides an estimate of total body..
Bioelectrography
Bioelectrography is a new, relatively unknown and controversial field within physics. It's purpose is to study the electric emissions of objects and living organisms. The energies it focused on isolating and measuring in the field of bioelectrography are the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual..
Bioelectromagnetics
Bioelectromagnetics is the study of how electromagnetic fields interact with and influence biological processes. Common areas of investigation include the mechanism of animal migration and navigation using the geomagnetic field, studying the potential effects of man-made sources of electromagnetic f..
Bioelectromagnetism
Bioelectromagnetism (sometimes equated with bioelectricity) refers to the static voltage of biological cells and to the electric currents that flow in living tissues, such as nerves and muscles, as a result of action potentials. Contents 1 Description2 Volume Conductors3 See also4..
Bioelectronics
References "Bioelectronics: From Theory to Applications", I. Willner and E. Katz, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA Weinheim. ISBN 3-527-30690-0 or ISBN 978-3-527-30690-9. [Website] ..
Bioenergetics
Bioenergetics, loosely defined, is the study of energy investment and flow through living systems. This broad definition includes the study of thousands of different processes ranging from cellular respiration and the production of ATP, to the study of evolutionary costs accompanying the development..
Bioenergetic analysis
Bioenergetic Analysis is a body-oriented psychotherapy based on the expression of feelings and the re-establishment of energy flow in the body. Developed out of Wilhelm Reich's character analytic technique of vegetotherapy by Alexander Lowen and others, it is practised under the auspices of the ..
Bioenergy Village
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Bioengineering
Biological engineering (also biosystems engineering and bioengineering) is a broad-based engineering discipline that deals with bio-molecular and molecular processes, product design, sustainability and analysis of biological systems. Generally, bioengineering encompasses other engineering discipline..
Bioequivalence
Bioequivalence is a term in pharmacokinetics used to assess the expected in vivo biological equivalence of two proprietary preparations of a drug. If two products are said to be bioequivalent it means that they would be expected to be, for all intents and purposes, the same. Birkett (2003) defined ..
Bioerosion
Bioerosion describes the erosion of hard ocean substrates by living organisms by a number of mechanisms. Bioerosion can be caused by mollusks, polychaete worms, sponges, crustaceans, echinoids, and fish. It can occur on coastlines, on coral reefs, and on ships. Mechanisms of bioerosion include bioti..
BioErotica
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Bioessays
Bioessays is a journal concerned with news, reviews and commentary on low-level biology. It is published by John Wiley and Sons. ..
Bioethics
Bioethics is the ethics of biological science and medicine. Contents 1 Definition and scope2 Ideology and methodology3 Issues4 List of bioethicists5 See also6 References6.1 Muslim bioethics6.2 Jewish bioethics6.3 Christian bioethics7 External link..
Bioethics of neonatal circumcision
The bioethics of neonatal circumcision are controversial within practicing cultures. Male circumcision involves the excision of genital tissue from the human body. Some studies indicate that the foreskin and frenulum perform certain physiological functions among the men tested[link] [..
Biofact
In archaeology, a biofact or ecofact is an object, found at an archaeological site and carrying archaeological significance, but (unlike an artifact) not altered by human hands. A common type of biofact is a plant seed. A seed can be linked to the species of plant that produced it; if large number..
Biofacticity
Biofacticity is a philosophical concept that allows to identify something, a so called biofact as a hybrid between the concepts of nature, technology and biology. ..
Biofeedback
Biofeedback mechanism. Biofeedback is a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) which involves measuring a subject's bodily processes such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, galvanic skin response (sweating), and muscle tension and conveying such information to h..
Biofield
A biofield is claimed to be "a massless field that: (a) is not necessarily electromagnetic, (b) surrounds and permeates living bodies, (c) affects the body, and (d) possibly is related to qi" [link] [link] [link] [link]. Although mainstream scientists and phy..
Biofilm
Staphylococcus aureus biofilm on an indwelling catheter. A biofilm is a complex aggregation of microorganisms marked by the excretion of a protective and adhesive matrix. Biofilms are also often characterized by surface attachment, structural heterogeneity, genetic diversity, complex communit..
Biofilter
Biofiltration is a pollution control technique using living material to filter or chemically process pollutants. Common uses include processing waste water, capturing harmful chemicals or silt from surface runoff, and microbiotic oxidation of contaminants in air. Biofilter installation at a comm..
BioForge
BioForge (working title: Interactive Movie 1) is a 1995 computer role-playing game (RPG) published by Origin Systems for the PC. The game was marketed as an interactive movie, a term which has since fallen out of favor. This refers to its in-depth plot and extensive voice acting (with 22 different..
Biofouling
Biofouling or biological fouling is the undesirable accumulation of microorganisms, plants, algae, and animals on submerged structures, especially ships' hulls. Biofouling also occurs on the surfaces of all living marine organisms, when it is known as epibiosis. Biofouling is also found in membrane ..
Biofuel
For articles on specific fuels used in vehicles, see Bioethanol, Biogas, Biobutanol and Biodiesel; the last two are direct biofuels. Environmental science Environmental technology Energy conservationRenewable energyRemediationSolid waste treatmentWaste water treatmentWater purificationWaste ma..
Biofuel cell
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. A biofuel cell uses living organisms to produce electricity. It may refer to: ..
Biofuel in the United States
The United States used biofuel in the beggining of the 20st century. For example, models of Ford T ran with ethanol fuel. Then the interest in biofuels declined till the first and second oil shock (1973 and 1979). Nowadays; the United States produce mainly biodiesel (the largest user is the US army..
Biogas
Biogas, typically refers to gas produced by the anaerobic digestion or fermentation of organic matter including manure, sewage sludge, municipal solid waste, or any other biodegradable feedstock, under anaerobic conditions. Biogas is comprised primarily of methane and carbon dioxide. Biogas is also..
Biogas powerplant
Environmental science Environmental technology Energy conservationRenewable energyRemediationSolid waste treatmentWaste water treatmentWater purificationWaste management A biogas power plant is a system where biogas is used to generate electricity. The gas which is produced via anaerobic dige..
Biogenesis
Biogenesis is the process of lifeforms producing other lifeforms, e.g. a spider lays eggs, which form into spiders. The term is also used for the assertion that life can only be passed on by living things, in contrast to abiogenesis, which holds that life can arise from non-life under suitable cir..
Biogenic amine
A biogenic amine is a biogenic substance with an amine group. Some prominent examples of biogenic amines include: Histamine - a substance derived from the amino acid histidine that acts as a neurotransmitter mediating arousal and attention, as well as a pro-inflammatory signal released from mast ce..
Biogenic silica
Biogenic silica (BSi) is the equivalent to the terms opal, biogenic opal, and amorphous opaline silica. BSi is probably essential in plant and animal life. Chemically, BSi is hydrated silica (SiO2 ·nH2O). Diatoms in both fresh and salt water extract silica from the water to use as a component o..
Biogenic substance
A biogenic substance is a substance produced by life processes. It may be either constituents, or secretions, of plants or animals. Examples Coal and oil are examples of constituents which have undergone changes over geologic time periods.Chalk, and limestone are examples of secretions (mari..
Biogen Idec
Biogen Idec Inc., NASDAQ: [BIIB] is a biotechnology company specializing in drugs for autoimmune disorders and cancer. The company was formed in 2003 by the merger of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Biogen and San Diego, California-based Idec Pharmaceuticals. Biogen Idec is a member of t..
Biogeochemical cycle
In ecology, a biogeochemical cycle is a circuit or pathway by which a chemical element or molecule moves through both biotic ("bio-") and abiotic ("geo-") compartments of an ecosystem. In effect, the element is recycled, although in some such cycles there may be places (called "sinks") where the el..
Biogeochemistry
The field of biogeochemistry involves scientific study of the chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes and reactions that govern the composition of the natural environment (including the biosphere, the hydrosphere, the pedosphere, the atmosphere, and the lithosphere), and the cycles ..
Biogeographic ancestry
Biogeographic ancestry is a concept of lineage that looks at kinship and descent based on biogeography, a combination of biology and geography. The study of ancestry based on mitochondrial DNA, ALU polymorphisms, and other genetic markers has significant implications in law enforcement, medicine, a..
Biogeographic Regions
The biogeographic regions are schemes of organism distribution patterns on Earth's surface. The systems of biogeographical regions started with Augustin de Candolle in 1820. In his study Essai Elementaire de Geographie Botanique he was very interested in documenting the nature and floral composit..
Biogeography
Biogeography is the science which deals with patterns of species distribution and the processes that result in such patterns. The patterns of species distribution at this level can usually be explained through a combination of historical factors such as speciation, extinction, continental drift, g..
Biogeology
Biogeology is the study of how the biosphere and the lithosphere interact. Pyrite For example, bacteria are responsible for the formation of some minerals such as pyrite and can concentrate economically important metals such as tin and uranium. Bacteria are also responsible for the chemical co..
BioGeomancer
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Biogeomorphology
Biogeomorphology and ecogeomorphology are the study of interactions between organisms and the development of landforms, and is thus a field of geomorphology. Organisms affect geomorphic processes in a variety of ways. For example, trees can reduce landslide potential where their roots penetrate to u..
Bioglass
BioGlass® is a commercially available type of bioactive glass. It is composed of SiO2, Na2O, CaO and P2O5. Professor Larry Hench developed BioGlass® in the late 1960s. He was challenged by a MASH army officer to develop a material to help regenerate bone, as many Vietnam war veterans suffered b..
Biogradska Gora
Biogradska Gora National Park ..
Biograd na Moru
Biograd na Moru CountyZadar Area37 km² Population (2001)6.259 MayorDarko Eškinja Biograd na Moru (Italian: Zaravecchia, Hungarian: Tengerfehérvár) is a city and municipality in northern Dalmatia, Croatia. Its population is 6,059 (2005). Biograd is administratively part of the Zadar county. I..
Biograph
Biograph may refer to: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, the oldest movie company in America. Originally a silent movie era production company widely known as Biograph or Biograph Studios, Biograph is now an independent film and entertainment company located in Downtown Los Angeles, Californi..
Biographia Juridica
Subtitled "A Biographical Dictionary Of The Judges Of England From The Conquest To The Present Time, 1066-1870", a lengthy and rigorous review of the major legal minds in British history. It was compiled by Edward Foss, a lawyer and devoted amateur historian who died only two months before its publi..
Biographia Literaria
Biographia Literaria is an autobiography in discourse by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which he published in 1817. The work is long and seemingly loosely structured, and although there are autobiographical elements, it is not a straightfoward or linear autobiography. Instead, it is meditative (a biograph..
Biographical dictionary
Biographical dictionaries — a type of encyclopedic dictionary limited to biographical information — have been written in many languages. Many attempt to cover the major personalities of a country (with limitations, such as living persons only, in Who's Who, or deceased people only, in th..
Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890
The Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890 is a reference book by Philip Rees, on leading people in the various far right movements since 1890. It contains entries for what the author regards as "the 500 major figures on the radical right, extreme right, and revolutionary right from..
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the Congress of the United States, past and present, as well as its predecessor, the Continental Congress. It is a biographical source for any political figure who served in the Con..
Biographical film
Poster for Man on the Moon (1999), a recent biopic A biographical picture— often shortened to biopic— is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or persons. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historic films” in that they attempt to comprehensivel..
Biography
Today, films and television programs surrounding the lives of famous people are a major part of the entertainment industry. This is an article on biographies. For the television series, see Biography (television program). Biography (from the Greek words bios meaning life, and graphein meanin..
Biography (TV series)
Biography episode "Roy Rogers: American Legend" Biography is a documentary television program. Originally produced by CBS and hosted by Mike Wallace, the A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The series has featured biographies on such people as Elvis Presley, P..
Biography of Pope John Paul II
This article contains expanded biographical information about Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years. The first non-Italian to serve in office since the Dutch-German Pope Adrian VI died in 1523, John Paul I..
Biograph (album)
Biograph is a collection of Bob Dylan tracks, both rare and popular, that was released in 1985. The track selection spans most of his career, from 1962's Bob Dylan up through 1981's Shot of Love. It was one of the first CD box sets to be released and has proven to be an enduring and popular compil..
Biograph Studios
Biograph Studios was a studio facility and film laboratory complex built in 1912 by the Biograph Company, formerly American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, at 807 E. 175th Street., in the Bronx, New York. The Biograph Company moved its facilities from its location at 11 East 14th Street in Manhattan..
Biograph Theater
Exterior of the Biograph, 2003. The Biograph Theater is located at 2433-43 North Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Originally a movie theater, it is being converted into a venue for live plays. However it is most famous as the location where bank robber John Dillinger was gunned down by pol..
BioGRID
The Biological General Repository for Interaction Datasets (BioGRID) is a curated biological database of protein-protein interactions created in 2003 (originally referred to as simply the General Repository for Interaction Datasets (GRID) by Mike Tyers, Bobby-Joe Breitkreutz, and Chris Stark at t..
Biohacker
Biohacker is a term used to describe an individual who experiments with DNA and other aspects of genetics, both within and outside an academic, governmental or corporate laboratory. Biohackers are similar to computer hackers who are hobbyists and like to tinker with DNA and other aspects of genetic..
Biohacking
"Biohacking" is the term applied to the art (or science) of hacking biology; using nature's built-in mechanisms for human purposes. Nature has been created with intricate mechanisms in order to aid survival. With the aid of advanced technology, it is possible use these ways for our own benefits, b..
Biohazard
Biological hazard.Biohazard is a book by Ken Alibek.Biohazard is a New York hardcore band.Biohazard is the original name for a Japanese series of video games known as Resident Evil in America and Europe.Biohazard is a combat robot built by Carlo Bertocchini.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguati..
Biohazard (album)
Biohazard is the eponymous debut album from Brooklyn hardcore punk band Biohazard. Track listing "Retribution" – 4:26"Victory" – 2:29"Blue Blood" – 2:29"Howard Beach" – 2:30"Wrong Side Of The Tracks" – 2:09"Justified Violence" – 3:55"Skinny Song" – 2:28"Hold My Own" – 2:39"Pain" ..
Biohazard (band)
Biohazard was a band originally based out of Brooklyn, New York. They are acknowledged as one of the earliest bands to fuse hardcore and heavy metal with elements of hip hop music. The original lineup consisted of bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld, guitarist Bobby Hambel, and drummer Anthony Meo. Gui..
Biohazard (book)
Biohazard is the title of a book by former Soviet biological warfare researcher Ken Alibek, purporting to expose the former Soviet Union's extensive covert bioweapon program. The book is a semi-romanced auto-biography which depicts the life of a bioweapons developer. It was published in 2000 by ..
BioHazard (robot)
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Biohazard 4D Executer
Biohazard 4D Executer (a.k.a. Resident Evil 4D Executer) is the 3-D film that was created for the Resident Evil series by Capcom. The film was released in 2000 and runs for 19 minutes. The film was only released in Japan and people can still see the film. The film was previously shown in Space Wor..
Biohazard 4 Original Soundtrack
Biohazard 4 Original Soundtrack (Resident Evil 4, バイオハザード4) is the soundtrack album of video game music from the survival horror game, Resident Evil 4, produced by Capcom for the Nintendo GameCube & PlayStation 2 video game consoles. The album contains musical tracks from the game,..
Biohazard Battle
Biohazard Battle is a 1992 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up sharing similar gameplay to the cult-classic Zero Wing, also released for the Mega Drive/Genesis. Following suit with other shoot 'em ups, it followed the loosest of plots. Generally set in dilapidated and run down cities or infested jungles..
Bioherbicide
A bioherbicide (or biopesticide) is a herbicide that is based on a living organism, such as fungi, bacteria or protozoa, which eats or results harmful the pests that the user wishes to erradicate. A bioherbicide based on a fungus is called a mycoherbicide. There most important advantage, is that y..
BioHome
BioHome Data Project Name BioHome Construction Dates 1989 (Completion) Thermal Insulaton Value R-40 BioHome was a small facility created by NASA that could support one person in a fully-functional habitat. One of the influences of the project being the results from data obtained on the 1973 S..
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is the use of supplemental doses of naturally-occurring sex steroid hormones. This is a modification of conventional hormone replacement therapy. Conventional hormone replacement therapy often involves the use of chemicals that have hormone activity bu..
BioImage
BioImage is a Danish biotechnology company that was demerged from Novo Nordisk in 1999. ..
Bioimpedance
In biomedical engineering, bioimpedance may be a measure of changes in the electrical conductivity of the thorax or heart. In that case, the measure is sometimes based on pulsatile blood volume changes in the aorta. Bioimpedance is relevant to the development of devices to measure cardiac output and..
Bioindicator
Bioindicators are used to monitor the health of an environment or ecosystem. They are any biological species or group of species whose function, population, or status can be used to determine ecosystem level or environmental integrity. An example of such a group of organisms is copepods and other sm..
Bioinformatics
Map of the human X chromosome (from the NCBI website). Assembly of the human genome is one of the greatest achievements of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics and computational biology involve the use of techniques from applied mathematics, informatics, statistics, and computer science to solve bi..
Bioinformatics Centre
The Bioinformatics Centre conducts interdisciplinary research in bioinformatics and is in charge of the masters program in bioinformatics. The Bioinformatics Centre is affiliated with the Institute of Molecular Biology within the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Science. External links [We..
Bioinformatic Harvester
The Bioinformatic-Harvester is a bioinformatic meta search engine for genes and protein associated information. Harvester currently works for human, mouse and rat proteins. Harvester crosslinks 16 popular bioinformatic resources and allows cross searches. A special ranking systems similar to Google ..
Bioinorganic chemistry
Bioinorganic Chemistry is a specialized field that spans the chemistry of metal-containing molecules within biological systems. This field is concerned with the control and use of metal ions in biochemical processes. Although bioinorganic chemistry includes the study of artificially introduced metal..
Biointensive
The biointensive method is an organic agricultural system which focuses on maximum yields from the minimum area of land, while simultaneously improving the soil. The goal of the method is long term sustainability on a closed system basis. Because biointensive is practiced on a relatively small sca..
Bioirrigation
Bioirrigation, or simply irrigation, refers to the process of benthic organisms flushing their burrows with overlying seawater. The exchange of dissolved substances between the porewater and overlying seawater that results is an important process in the context of the biogeochemistry of the oceans. ..
Bioisostere
In medicinal chemistry, bioisosteres are substituents or groups with similar physical or chemical properties that impart similar biological properties to a chemical compound. In drug design, the purpose of exchanging one bioisostere for another is to enhance the desired biological or physical prop..
BioJava
The BioJava Project is an open source project dedicated to providing Java tools for processing biological data. This will include objects for manipulating sequences, file parsers, CORBA interoperability, DAS, access to ACeDB, dynamic programming, and simple statistical routines. The BioJava library..
Bioko
Bioko (spelled also Bioco) is an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, formerly called Fernando Pó or Fernando Póo and known as Otcho to Bubi. It is part of Equatorial Guinea. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 References5 External links ..
Biokovo
Biokovo is second-highest mountain in Croatia, located along the Dalmatian coast of Adriatic, between the rivers of Cetina and Neretva. Its highest peak is Sveti Jure (Saint George), at 1762 meters. The 196 square kilometers of its area is protected as a nature park. When the weather is very cle..
Bioko Norte Province
Bioko Norte Province is the most populated province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Malabo. Provinces of Equatorial Guinea ..
Bioko Sur Province
Bioko Sur Province is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Luba. Provinces of Equatorial Guinea ..
Biol
Biol may refer to: Abbreviation for BiologyBiol, a commune of the Isère département, in France This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the in..
Biola
Biola may refer to: Biola University, a university in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaBiola, California, a small town in Fresno County, California This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wis..
Biola, California
Biola is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 1,037 at the 2000 census. Geography Biola is located at [36°48′9″N, 120°1′8″W] (36.802534, -120.019025)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States..
Biola University
Biola University is a private Christian university, located in the city of La Mirada in Los Angeles County, California with satellite campuses in Chino, Inglewood, Thousand Oaks, Palm Desert, San Diego, San Bernadino and as of May 6, 2006 a new facility in Laguna Hills, Orange County [link]..
Bioleaching
Bioleaching is the extraction of specific metals from their ores through the use of bacteria. Bioleaching is a technique used by the mining industry to extract minerals such as gold and copper from their ores. Traditional extractions involve many expensive steps such as roasting and smelting, which..
Biolex
Biolex is a biotechnology firm in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. The company focuses on formation of difficult to synthesize proteins. Biolex acquired Epicyte Pharmaceutical Inc. on May 6, 2004. The term "plantibody" is trademarked by Biolex. ..
Bioley-Magnoux
Bioley-Magnoux is a municipality in the district of Yverdon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village is located 10 km east of Yverdon and played some historic role in previous times. It is dominated by a medival castle the origins of which date back to 1105. Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgun..
Bioley-Orjulaz
Bioley-Orjulaz is a municipality in the district of Echallens of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ..
BioLinux
BioLinux is a term used in a variety of projects involved in making access to bioinformatics software on a Linux platform easier using one or more of the following methods: Provision of complete systemsProvision of bioinformatics software repositoriesAddition of bioinformatics packages to standard ..
Biolipid
A biolipid is a lipid from a biological source. The biological sources are: VegetablesAnimals ..
Biolith
Bioliths, or biolites, are sedimentary rocks formed by living organisms or their remains. ..
Biolizard
Biolizard, as seen in Sonic X. The Biolizard is a formidable enemy from the Sonic the Hedgehog fictional universe, whose first appearance was in Sonic Adventure 2. He is battled by Shadow the Hedgehog, during which the song "Supporting Me" is sung by Everett Bradley. Contents 1 Histo..
Biollante
is a daikaiju featured in the 1989 film Godzilla vs. Biollante. She is a combination between a human, rose and Godzilla bought to life by Shirigami. In addition, Biollante is one of the few female adversaries Godzilla faces in the daikaiju eiga. At first, Biollante is a girl named Erika (played by..
Biologically-inspired computing
Biologically-inspired computing (also bio-inspired computing) is a field of study that loosely knits together subfields related to the topics of connectionism, social behaviour and emergence. It is often closely related to the field of artificial intelligence, as many of its pursuits can be linked ..
Biologically active dietary supplement
Biologically active dietary supplement (BADS) is a concentrate of natural, or identical to natural, bioactive substances intended for introduction into foodstuffs with the purpose of dietary enrichment by individual bioactive substances or their complexes. Russian legislation, Ministry of Health..
Biological activity
Pharmacological or biological activity is an expression describing the beneficial or adverse effects of a drug on living matter. When the drug is a complex chemical mixture, this activity is exerted by the substance's active ingredient or pharmacophore but can be modified by the other constituents. ..
Biological agent
A biological agent is an infectious disease, or toxin that can be used in bioterrorism or biological warfare. There are more than 1200 different kinds of biological agents. Biological agents include prions, microorganisms (viruses, bacteria and fungi) and some unicellular and multicellular eukaryo..
Biological data
Biological data is data or measurements collected from biological sources, which is stored or exchanged in a digital form. Biological data is commonly stored in files or databases. Examples of biological data are DNA base-pair sequences, and population data used in ecology. See also Bioinformatics..
Biological database
As of 2004, there are around 500 public and commercial biological databases. These databases usually contain genomics and proteomics data, but databases are also used in taxonomy. The data are nucleotide sequences of genes or amino acid sequences of proteins. Furthermore information about function,..
Biological defense
In biology, often biological defence mechanism, a form of adaptation that promotes the survivability of an organism by protecting it from its natural enemies. In law, a claim that some biological factor present in the defendant provides a defence against the accused crimes, as in the urban myth of t..
Biological determinism
A 1920s display comparing brain types to criminality. Biological determinism is the hypothesis that biological factors such as an organism's individual genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) completely determine how a system behaves or changes over time. Consider certain human..
Biological dispersal
Wind dispersal of dandelion seeds. Biological dispersal refers to those processes by which a species maintains or expands the distribution of a population. Dispersal implies movement—movement away from an existing population (population expansion) or away from the parent organisms (popul..
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project
The Project is located near Manaus The Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project is a large-scale ecological experiment looking at the effects of habitat fragmentation on tropical rainforest. The experiment, which was established in 1979 is located near Manaus, in the Brazilian Amazon. ..
Biological half-life
It has been suggested that this article or section be [Merging and moving pagesmerged] with } (:Wikipedia talk:}}}) For for other uses of the term "half-life", see Half-life (disambiguation). For a closely related article, see Elimination half-life. The biological half-life of a substan..
Biological hazard
A biological hazard or biohazard is a biological substance that poses a threat to (primarily) human health. This can include medical waste, samples of a microorganism, virus or toxin (from a biological source) that can impact human health. It can also include substances harmful to animals. T..
Biological ice nuclei
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Biological immortality
Biological immortality can be defined as the absence of a sustained increase in rate of mortality as a function of chronological age. A cell or organism that does not experience, or at some future point will cease aging, is biologically immortal. However this definition of immortality was challeng..
Biological inheritance
Biological inheritance is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to characteristics of its parent cell or organism. Through inheritance, variations exhibited by individuals can accumulate and cause a species to evolve. Mechanisms of inheritance: Genetic ..
Biological Innovation for Open Society
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Biological interaction
Biological interactions result from the fact that organisms in an ecosystem interact with each other, in the natural world, no organism is an autonomous entity isolated from its surroundings. It is part of its environment, rich in living and non living elements all of which interact with each other ..
Biological issues in Jurassic Park
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Jurassic Park, a book by Michael Crichton with a filmatization directed by Steven Spielberg, revolves around the..
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
The Biological Journal of the Linnean Society is a scientific journal published by The Linnean Society of London. ..
Biological life cycle
A life cycle is a period involving one generation of an organism through means of reproduction, whether through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction. In regard to its ploidy, there are three types of cycles: haplontic life cyclediplontic life cyclediplobiontic life cycle (also referred to as ..
Biological material
Biological material may refer to: Biological matter, substances of which living organisms are composedBiological tissue, or just tissueBiomass, living or dead biological matter, often plants grown as fuelBiomass (ecology), the total mass of living biological matterBiomolecule, a chemical compound t..
Biological matter
See Biological material for other meanings. Biological matter or biological material refers to the unique, highly organized substances of which cellular life is composed of, for instance membranes, proteins, and nucleic acids. They may also be called cellular components. Most biological matter has ..
Biological membrane
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. A biological membrane or biomembrane is an enclosing or separating tissue which acts as a barrier within or aro..
Biological model
A biological model may refer to a model organisma mathematical model of a biological system This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended..
Biological naturalism
Biological naturalism is a monist theory about the relationship between mind and body (i.e. brain), and hence an approach to the mind-body problem. It was first proposed by the philosopher John Searle in 1980 and is defined by two main theses: 1) all mental phenomena from pains, tickles, and itche..
Biological neural network
From "Texture of the Nervous System of Man and the Vertebrates" by Santiago Ramón y Cajal. The figure illustrates the diversity of neuronal morphologies in the auditory cortex. In neuroscience, a neural network is a bit of conceptual juggernaut: the conceptual transition from neuroanatomy, a ..
Biological parent
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Biological patent
A biological patent is a patent relating to an invention in biology. Whether or not patents can be validly obtained for certain parts of the DNA of an organism depends on the patent law. Some types of biological patents are considered controversial by some as they feel life is not invented thus ..
Biological pest control
Predatory Polistes wasp looking for bollworms or other caterpillars on a cotton plant Biological control of pests and diseases is a method of controlling pests and diseases in agriculture that relies on natural predation rather than introduced chemicals. Contents 1 Overview2 Examp..
Biological Physics
Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life is the title of a book by Philip Nelson, published by W. H. Freeman in the 2000s. It is a work on biology with an emphasis on the application of physical principles. "At the dawn of the twentieth century, it was already clear that, chemically speaking, ..
Biological process
See process (anatomy) for the alternate meaning, "an outgrowth of tissue". A biological process is a process of a living organism. Biological processes are made up of any number of chemical reactions or other events that results in a transformation. Regulation of biological processes occurs where a..
Biological psychiatry
Biological psychiatry, or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous system. It is interdisciplinary in its approach and draws on sciences such as neuroscience, psychopharmacology, biochemistry, genetics and p..
Biological psychology
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Biological pump
In oceanic biogeochemistry, the biological pump is the sum of a suite of biologically-mediated processes that transport carbon from the surface euphotic zone to the ocean's interior. Contents 1 Overview2 Anthropogenic changes3 References4 See also Overview The organic carbo..
Biological Records Centre
The Biological Records Centre (or BRC) is the group responsible for recording and keeping records on fresh water and terrestrial species in the UK. It was founded in 1964, and is funded by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), within the Natu..
Biological reproduction
For other uses, see Reproduction (disambiguation) Biological reproduction is the biological process by which new individual organisms are produced. Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life; each individual organism exists as the result of reproduction by an antecedent. The known meth..
Biological target
A biological target is an enzyme, receptor or other protein that can be modified by an external stimulus. The definition is context-dependent and can refer to the biological target of a pharmacologically active drug compound, or the receptor target of a hormone (like insulin). The implication is ..
Biological Terrain Assessment
"BTA" redirects here. For , see . The Biological Terrain Assessment or BTA is a set of tests used to measure the pH, resistivity, and redox of a person's urine, blood, and saliva. The usefulness of the test is debatable. It is often associated with homeopathy and holistic health. Usefulness Propo..
Biological thermodynamics
Biological thermodynamics (Greek: bios = life and logikos = reason + Greek: thermos = heat and dynamics = power) is the study of energy transformation in the biological sciences. More definitively, biological thermodynamics may be defined as the quantitative study of the energy transductions that o..
Biological tissue
Biological tissue is a collection of interconnected cells that perform a similar function within an organism. The study of tissues is known as histology, or, in connection with disease, histopathology. The classical tools for studying the tissues are the wax block, the tissue stain, and the optica..
Biological type
In biology, a type is that which fixes a name to a taxon. Depending on the Code which is applied to the organism in question, a type may be a specimen, culture, illustration, description or taxon. See: type (botany) and Art 7-10 of the ICBN. type (zoology) and the glossary of ICZN. Virus classifica..
Biological uplift
In science fiction, biological uplift is a common but by no means universal term for the act of an advanced civilization helping the development of another species by bringing a non-sapient one into sentience, or by giving a sapient one spacefaring capabilities. The best-known use of the term is in ..
Biological warfare
Weapons of mass destruction By type Biological weapons Chemical weapons Nuclear weapons Radiological weapons By country Algeria Argentina Brazil Australia Canada P.R. China France Germany India Iran Iraq Israel Italy Japan Netherlands North Korea Pakistan P..
Biological Wastewater Processor
NASA Human Waste Reclamation Bioreactor In 1998, NASA announced it had built its own human waste reclamation bioreactor designed for the International Space Station and a manned Mars mission. Human urine and feces are input into one end of the reactor and pure oxygen and pure water and compost are ..
Biological Weapons Convention
Biological Weapons Convention Opened for signature April 10, 1972 in Moscow, Washington and London Entered into force March 26, 1975 Conditions for entry into force Ratification by 22 states Parties 171 as of May 2006 The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and..
Biologics
Biologics are agents, such as vaccines, that give immunity to diseases or harmful biotic stresses in humans or animals. Biologics or biologic therapies are a new class of drugs typically used for rheumatoid arthritis. Psoriasis may also be treated with these drugs, and their use in other skin dise..
Biologics Control Act
The Biologics Control Act was passed on July 1, 1902 after two incidents involving the deaths of children caused by contaminated vaccines. The first involved The horse named Jim whose tetanus contaminated serum was used to produce a diphtheria antitoxin which caused the deaths of thirteen children ..
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of organisms. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work. B..
Biology
Homeostasis is the ability of an open system to regulate its internal environment to maintain a stable condition by means of multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustments controlled by interrelated regulation mechanisms. All living organisms, whether unicellular or multicellular, exhibit home..
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life is a college level introductory biology textbook that covers basic biochemistry, anatomy, taxonomy, evolution, biotechnology and ecology. The book is designed to create in students a broad foundation of knowledge in biology and is frequently used in AP Bio..
Biology (song)
"Biology" saw a return to the top five singles chart in the UK for Girls Aloud. It featured an all-new song "Nobody But You", and also managed to reach #2 in the UK download chart and was #1 on iTunes (their biggest download hit to date). It peaked at #26 in Australia and #4 in the UK Official C..
Biology and sexual orientation
Sexual orientationPart of sexology Common classifications Bisexuality Heterosexuality Homosexuality Other classifications Asexuality Autosexuality Kinsey scale Klein Sexual Orientation Grid Monosexuality Pansexuality Paraphilia Related articles Affectional orientation Biology and sexua..
Biology in Business
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Biology letters
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Biology of the Neonate
Biology of the Neonate is one of the most respected peer-reviewed medical journals within the field of fetal and neonatal research. It was founded 1959 as Biologia Neonatorum (formerly Etudes Néo-Natales) and continued since 1983 as Biology of the Neonate. Its editors-in-chief are H. L. Halliday (..
Biology of the Sierra Nevada
See Sierra Nevada for general information about the mountain range in the United States. Biotic zones in Yosemite The Biology of the Sierra Nevada is diverse and complex: the plants and animals are a significant part of the scenic beauty of the mountain range. The combination of climate, top..
Biolumanetics
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Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy. The name originates from the Greek bios for "living" and the Latin lumen "light". Bioluminescence may be generated by symbiotic..
Bioluminescence imaging
Bioluminescence is the process of light emission in living organisms. Bioluminescence imaging is a new technology developed over the past decade that allows for the noninvasive study of ongoing biological processes in small laboratory animals. ..
Biomagnification
Biomagnification is a similar but distinct concept from bioaccumulation. Biomagnification encompasses the concept of bioaccumulation. Whereas bioaccumulation is the concentration of a substance in a single organism or trophic level, biomagnification is the compounding of concentration as one moves..
BioMarin Pharmaceutical
BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: [BMRN]) is a biotechnology firm based in Novato, California. It has offices and facilities both the US and Europe. BioMarin's core business and research is in enzyme replacement therapies. BioMarin is the first company provide therapeutics for mucopolysacca..
Biomarker (disambiguation)
For other meanings, see the disambiguation page Marker Biomarker is a substance used as an indicator of a biologic state. It may mean the following: It can be any kind of molecule indicating the existence (past or present) of living organisms. In particular, in the fields of geology and astrobiolog..
Biomarker (medicine)
In medicine, a biomarker is an indicator of a particular disease state or a particular state of an organism. An NIH study group committed to the following definition in 1998: "a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biologic processes, pathogenic proc..
Biomarker (petroleum)
Biomarkers are any of a suite of chemical compounds (and physical and geochemical characteristics thereof) that may indicate biological involvement in the formation of petroleum. Abiogenic petroleum origin theory also accounts for the presence of biomarkers in naturally occurring oil deposits. ..
Biomarker discovery
Biomarker discovery is the process by which biomarkers are discovered. It is a medical term. Many commonly used blood tests in medicine are biomarkers. The way that these tests have been found can be seen as biomarker discovery. However, their identification has mostly been a one-at-a time approa..
Biomass
See biomass (ecology) for the use of the term in ecology, where it refers to the cumulation of living matter In energy production and industry, biomass refers to living and recently living biological material which can be used as fuel or for industrial production. Most commonly biomass refers to p..
Biomass (ecology)
For the eco-industrial use of the term, which includes dead material used for biofuels, see biomass An Antarctic krill, whose species comprises roughly 0.66% of the Earth's biomass, the highest of any single species. In ecology, biomass refers to the cumulation of living matter. That is, it is..
Biomass gasification
Biomass gasification, a century old technology, is viewed today as an alternative to conventional fuel. In the gasification process, wood, charcoal and other biomass materials are gasified to produce so-called "producer gas" for power or electricity generation. Gasification systems consist of a gasi..
Biomass to liquid
Biomass to liquid (BTL) is a (multi step) process to produce liquid fuels out of biomass: It mainly aims at using the whole plant to improve the CO2 balance and the costs. Fischer Tropsch process is used to produce synfuels out of gasified biomass. While biodiesel and bio-ethanol production so far..
Biomaterial
For other meanings see: Biological material. In surgery, a biomaterial is a synthetic or natural material used to replace part of a living system or to function in intimate contact with living tissue. Biomaterials are intended to interface with biological systems to evaluate, treat, augment or repl..
Biombo Region
Biombo is a region in western Guinea-Bissau. Its capital is Quinhámel. Regions of Guinea-Bissau Bafatá | Biombo | Bissau | Bolama | Cacheu | Gabú | Oio | Quinara | Tombali ..
Biome
In ecology, a biome is a major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities best adapted to the region's physical natural environment, latitude, altitude and terrain. A biome is made up of communities at stable steady state and all associated transitional, disturbed, or degraded, vege..
Biomech
Biomech is the first and only album by Ocean Machine, a band started by Devin Townsend. It is now generally considered to belong to the body of Devin's work known as The Devin Townsend Band. As such it is now released as a Devin Townsend solo work with the title 'Ocean Machine : Biomech' Line up D..
Biomechanical
Biomechanical may refer to: Biomechanical (band)BiomechanicsBiomechanoidThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Biomechanical (band)
Biomechanical is a English Metal band. In Summer 2001 Biomechanical was founded in London. John K. sang also with Balance of Power, but he decided to leave that band and dedicate full-time to Biomechanical. Especially the Vocals of John K. show the musical variety of Biomechanical. The Biomechanica..
Biomechanics
For further understanding and deeper study of Biomechanics, please check [The School of Biomechanics at Wikibooks] Biomechanics is the research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms. Aristoteles might be considered the first biomechanicist. He wrote the first book called "D..
Biomechanoid
A biomechanoid is a fictional entity that features in many science fiction films, books, and television programs. It usuallly manifests as a completely organic creature with a mechanical or semi-mechanical appearance, such as the Xenomorph. A biomechanoid is usually an organism that utilizes mech..
Biomechatronics
Biomechatronics is an applied interdisciplinary science that aims to integrate mechanical elements in the human body, both for therapeutic uses (e.g. artificial hearts) and for augmentation of existing abilities. (This is primarily sought for military technology.) Biomechatronics contains aspects ..
Biomedical cybernetics
Biomedical cybernetics deals with investigating signal processing, decision making and control structures in living organisms. Fields Biological cyberneticsMedical cybernetics Methods ConnectionismDecision theoryInformation theorySysteomicsSystems theory See also cyberneticssignalomicssysteomicspro..
Biomedical engineering
Vaccine Biomedical Engineering (also known as Bioengineering) is the application of engineering principles and techniques to the medical field. It combines the expertise of engineering with medical needs to improve healthcare. It is a less known discipline than other specialties such as electr..
Biomedical Equipment Technician
A Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) is a vital component of the healthcare delivery system. Employed primarily by hospitals, BMETs are the people responsible for maintaining a facility's medical and patient care equipment. The acceptance of the Biomedical Equipment Technician in the private s..
Biomedical Imaging Resource
The Biomedical Imaging Resource (BIR) at Mayo Clinic is dedicated to the advancement of research in the biomedical imaging and visualization sciences. The BIR provides expertise and advanced technology related to these fields, including image acquisition, processing, display and analysis; volume vis..
Biomedical informatics
Biomedical informatics is a discipline related to Bioinformatics and has its roots in medical informatics or healthcare informatics. It studies the use of information technology and advanced research computing in the practice of biomedical sciences and medicine. The major areas encompassed by it ar..
Biomedical Informatics Research Network
The Biomedical informatics Research Network or BIRN is a National Institutes of Health initiative providing a framework of people and information technology infrastructure — notably a grid of supercomputers — for distributed collaborations in biomedical science. As of 2005, the BIRN inv..
Biomedical intervention for autism
Biomedical intervention for autism consists of a wide range of therapeutic approaches for treating - and some say curing - autism in children, adolescents, and possibly adults. The basis for this form of intervention is a restrictive diet that allows for normal absorption of nutrients; but a number..
Biomedical model
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] The biomedical model of medicine, has been around since the mid-nineteenth century as the predominant model used by physicians in the diagnosis of disease. The term is used by practitioners of Natural Health, a form of alternative medicine, in contrast to the biop..
Biomedical Primate Research Centre
The Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC) is Europe's largest primate research centre, using great apes and monkeys in animal testing and vivisection. It is located in Rijswijk, (Zuid-Holland) and employs about 100 people. The BPRC is funded by the European Union and the Dutch Ministry of Educ..
Biomedical research
Biomedical research involves thorough investigation of any matter related to the domain of living or biological systems. Usually biomedical denotes a greater stress on problems related to human health and diseases. Where some technology development is used, Biomedical engineering term is often used...
Biomedical scientist
Biomedical scientist is the protected title used by professionals working within the pathology department of a hospital. The biomedical sciences are made up of the following disciplines; biochemistry, haematology, immunology, microbiology, histology, cytology, bacteriology and transfusion services..
Biomedical technology
Biomedical technology involves the application of engineering and technology principles to the domain of living or biological systems. Usually biomedical denotes a greater stress on problems related to human health and diseases. Biomedical engineering combined with Biotechnology is often called Biom..
Biomedical text mining
Biomedical text mining refers to text mining applied to texts and literature of the biomedical and molecular biology domain. It is a rather recent research field on the edge of natural language processing, bioinformatics, medical informatics and computational linguistics. There is an increasing int..
Biomedical tissue
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Biomedical Tissue is used for transplantation. There is a large demand for these human tissue products and th..
Biomedical University of Rome
The Campus Bio-Medico University (Italian: Università Campus Bio-Medico, UNICAMPUS) is a university located in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1991 and is organized in 2 Faculties. Organization These are the 2 faculties in which the university is divided into: Faculty of EngineeringFaculty of Med..
BioMed Central
BioMed Central (BMC) is a UK-based scientific publisher specializing in open access publication. BMC publishes over 100 scientific journals, including [Arthritis Research & Therapy], [Breast Cancer Research], [Critical Care], [Genome Biology], [Journal of..
Biomega
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BioMérieux
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Biomet
Biomet, Inc. NASDAQ: [BMET] is a medical device manufacturer located in Warsaw, Indiana. The company specializes in reconstructive products for hips, knees and shoulders, fixation devices, orthopedic support devices, dental implants and operating room supplies. External links [Offic..
BioMetal
BioMetal is a single-player shoot 'em up game released on June 1, 1993 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The game features six different weapons to combat the BioMetals, an extraterrestrial race determined to destroy the human race. BioMetal is unique in the fact that its soundtra..
Biomethanation
Biomethanation is the process of conversion of organic matter in the waste (liquid or solid) to BioMethane (sometimes referred to as BioGas) and manure by microbial action in the absence of air, known as "anaerobic digestion". ..
Biometrics
At Disney World, biometric measurements are taken from the fingers of guests to ensure that the person's ticket is used by the same person from day to day. For the use of statistics in biology, see Biostatistics. Biometrics (ancient Greek: bios ="life", metron ="measure") is the study of aut..
Biometric Consortium
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Biometric passport
Symbol for biometric passports, usually printed on the cover of the passports A biometric passport is an Information Age identity document that uses biometrics to authenticate the citizenship of travelers. The passport's critical information is stored on a tiny RFID computer chip, much like in..
Biometric word list
A biometric word list is a list of words that can be used to authentically and reliably communicate numeric information by voice. The words in the list correspond to one of each of the 256 unique byte values, and are carefully chosen for their phonetic distinctiveness. The properties of the human ..
Biometrika
Biometrika is a scientific journal established in 1901 by Francis Galton, Karl Pearson and W. F. R. Weldon to promote the study of biometrics, the statistical analysis of hereditary phenomena; the name was chosen by Pearson, although Edgeworth insisted that it be spelt with a k and not a c. Since th..
Biomineralisation
Biomineralisation is the process by which living organisms produce minerals, often to harden or stiffen existing tissues. These minerals often form structural features such as sea shells and the bone in mammals and birds. Organisms have been producing mineralised skeletons for the past 550 million y..
Biomodeling
Biomodeling may refer to: Computational biomodeling - the scientific discipline of building computational models of biochemical systems.Biomedical modeling - the process of building complex 3D models of body parts through a computer imaging process which allows for perfectly shaped acrylic or titani..
Biomolecule
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. This protein was the fir..
Biomonitor
A biological monitor, or biomonitor, is defined as an organism that provides quantitative information on the quality of the environment around it. Therefore, a good biomonitor will indicate the presence of the pollutant and also attempt to provide additional information about the amount and intensit..
Biomonitoring
Biomonitoring is the science of inferring the ecological condition of an area by examining the organisms that live there. Although biomonitoring can occur in any ecosystem, it is most often used to assess water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands. Biomonitoring typically takes two appro..
Biomorphic robotics
Biomorphic robotics is a subdicipline of robotics focused upon emulating the mechanics, sensor systems, computing structures and methodologies used by animals. In short, it is building robots inspired by the principles of biological systems. One of the most prominent researchers in the field of bi..
Biomorphism
Biomorphism was an art movement of the 20th century. The term was first used by Alfred H. Barr, Jr. in 1936. Biomorphist artists focused on the power of natural life and used organic shapes, with hints of the shapeless and vaguely spherical forms of biology. It has connections with Surrealism and Ar..
Biomotor Unitron
Biomotor Unitron is an adventure RPG that was produced for the SNK, Neo Geo Pocket Color. Released in the US in 1999 by developer Yumekobo and publisher SNK. Biomotor Unitron was the first RPG for the SNK handheld console and combined aspects of Dragon Warrior, Final Fantasy and Pokemon. A sequel w..
Biomphalaria
Biomphalaria is a genus of snail that serves as a natural host for the parasitic blood fluke, Schistosoma mansoni. The fluke, which is found primarily in tropical areas, infects mammals (including humans) via contact with water containing schistosome larvae (cercariae) released from the snail. Inf..
Biomusicology
Biomusicology is the study of music from a biological point of view. The term was coined by Wallin (1991). Music is an aspect of the behaviour of the human and possibly other species. As humans are living organisms, the scientific study of music is therefore part of biology, thus the "bio" in "biomu..
Bion
In theoretical physics, a bion is the bound state of two solitons. See also Bion (space flights), also known as Biocosmos. Wilfred Bion was a group psychologist and author of the book "Experiences in Groups". Bion, Greek bucolic poet, was born at Phlossa near Smyrna, and flourished about 100 BC. T..
Bionanotechnology
Biomolecular Nanotechnology is the term coined for synthetic technology based on the principles and chemical pathways of living organisms, ranging from genetic-engineered microbes to custom-made organic molecules. It encompasses the study, creation, and illumination of the connections between struc..
Bione
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Bioneer
"Bioneers" (root: "biological pioneers") is a term coined by filmmaker, author and eco-activist Kenny Ausubel to describe very diverse individuals and groups working in a broad array of fields who (initially often unbeknownst to each other) generate creative solutions to our environmental and socio-..
Bionet
Introduction Bionet refers to a network of personal user "bionodes" (distinct user websites and related informational databases) linked together through biological relatedness. The bionet concept combines a permanent relation (as opposed to friend or acquaintance based) between user bionodes, thu..
Bioneural gelpack
--> Bio-Neural Gel Pack In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Bio-neural gel pack is a form of computer technology used by Starfleet, first developed in 2370 for the new Intrepid class starship. Uses and Appearances The gel packs form the basis of the bio-neural circuitry, which is essentially..
Bionicle
The six original Toa. From left to right: Lewa, Onua, Tahu, Pohatu, Kopaka, and Gali. Bionicle (often written BIONICLE) is a line of toys made by the Lego Group that is marketed towards those in the 7-16 year-old range. The line was launched in January 2001 in Europe and June/July 2001 in the ..
Bionicle: Mask of Light
Bionicle: Mask of Light is first in three of the direct-to-video Bionicle movies based on the Lego toy series. It has sold over 40 million copies worldwide since it's release. The movies revolve around an island called Mata Nui. The spirit protecting the island, put into a deep sleep, has returne..
Bionicle: The Game
Bionicle: the Game is an action-adventure video game released in 2003. The game is based on the Bionicle movie [[BIONICLE: Mask of Light|Mask of Light]]. The game consists of several levels, within each the player must accomplish a series of tasks. Some tasks include: Collecting lightstones, res..
Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui
Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui is the second movie of the Bionicle series and is a prequel to [[Bionicle: Mask of Light]]. This movie was created using Legos from the Bionicle set, and was released as a direct-to-DVD movie. In this story, Vakama recalls the events that took place long before M..
Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows
Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows is the third Bionicle movie installment. It is also the 2nd movie in the timeline, as of 2005. The visuals are completely computer-generated. This movie takes place after the 2nd movie, but before the first. It tells the tale of the Toa Metru returning to Metru Nui af..
Bionicle Adventures
This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry.Please improve the article or discuss proposed changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's [Guide to writing better articlesguide to writing better articles] for suggestions. Bionicle Adventu..
Bionicle Chronicles
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Bionicle Heroes
Bionicle Heroes is a 3D video game of the third-person shooter genre to be released in late 2006 by TT Games.You play the Toa Inika, the Piraka and a few other bonus characters.You must destroy enemies,solve puzzles to progress and throughout the game,maximize your individual special powers(Ex..
Bionicle Legends
Bionicle Legends is the third book series based in the Bionicle universe. It is currently ongoing, and covers the events that are occurring in the storyline's 2006-2008 story arc. It follows the Bionicle Adventures series; but as Adventures is almost exclusively told in flashbacks, the events preced..
Bionicle society
In Lego's Bionicle storyline, the Matoran people live in a culture that is in some ways like our own and in some ways very different. This article describes different aspects of that culture; including sports, jobs, and beliefs. Contents 1 Biology1.1 Elemental Powers1.1.1 Basic Ele..
Bionicle timeline
This is a timeline of events in Lego's Bionicle universe. All dates given are approximate. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Contents 1 The Before-Time2 Fall of Metru Nui2.1 The Great Shadow2.2 The Great Rescue2.3 Time Trap3&nb..
Bionics
Bionics (also known as biomimetics, biognosis, biomimicry, or bionical creativity engineering) is the application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology. Also a short form of biomechanics, the word 'bionic' is actually a portmante..
Bionic (album)
Bionic is the debut album of the Canadian rock band Sandbox. It was released on July 23, 1996 on Nettwerk Records. The song "Curious" on this album became a single and was later made into a music video which received regular airplay on MuchMusic, a music television channel based in the home countr..
Bionic Bunny
Bionic Bunny is a fictional rabbit superhero created by children's author and illustrator Marc Brown. Although Bionic Bunny is most associated with the Arthur characters, he has appeared in his own book as well. Bionic Bunny is always fictional even within the context of the Arthur world, and is p..
Bionic cognition
Bionic Cognition The field of neuroscience at the crossroads of neuralprosthetics, experimental cognitive psychology, and bio-inspired artifical intelligence. The field primarily focuses on reducing human level cognitive functions to software emulateable modules that are bidirectionally interfac..
Bionic Commando
Bionic Commando (Japanese (arcade): TOP SECRET, Japanese (NES): ヒットラーの復活 TOP SECRET Hitler no Fukkatsu) is the name of several video games, the first being an arcade game released by Capcom in 1987. It was later released for several home computers (ported by Software Creations an..
Bionic Jive
Bionic Jive are a rap metal group from Phoenix, Arizona. They released their first album, Armageddon Through Your Speaker in 2001, on Interscope Records. Bionic Jive gained some media exposure in 2002 after having their song "Ricochet" featured in the soundtrack and commercials for the movie, The Tr..
Bionic Six
Bionic Six was an animated television series from the 1980s. The Bionic Six (l-r): Karate-1, IQ, Sport-1, Rock-1, Bionic-1, Mother-1. The main character, 'Bionic-1', was a machine-enhanced human being using bionic technology, much like The Six Million Dollar Man. On one of Bionic-1's mission..
Bionic tower
Bionic tower A Bionic tower is a proposed vertical city in Shanghai in China, an extremely large and tall building designed for human habitation, a type of arcology. It would have a main tower about 1200 meters high, with 300 stories that would house about 100,000 people. The bionic tower is ..
Bionix
This article refers to the YTV program block. For the armoured fighting vehicle see Bionix AFV. Bionix logo. Bionix is a program block on YTV. It airs Friday nights from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Eastern time. Bionix breaks away from YTV's Keep It Weird style and has a more technological feel ..
Bionix AFV
The Bionix AFV (Armoured Fighting Vehicle) was commissioned by the Singapore Armed Forces in 1997. Designed and developed by Singapore Technologies Kinetics (formally ST Automotive), it is a medium-weight tracked vehicle weighing around twenty-two to twenty-eight tonnes. The Bionix replaced the age..
Bionomics
A term probably derived from biology and economics - a (somewhat controversial) economic theory describing economy using the principles of biology (economy as a self-organizing ecosystem). See Michael Rothschild: "Bionomics: Economy As Ecosystem" (ISBN 0805019790).The branch of biology concerned w..
Bion (physics)
Bion is the bound state of two solitons. ..
Bion (satellite)
The Bion satellites or Bion space program, also named Biocosmos, were a series of Soviet (later CIS) biosatellites. They were part of the Cosmos satellites. The Soviet biosatellite program began in 1966 with Cosmos 110, and resumed in 1973 later with Cosmos 605. Cooperation in space ventures betwee..
Bion 1
Bion 1 (Cosmos 605) was a Bion satellite. It carried several dozen rats, six boxes of tortoises, a mushroom bed, four beetles, and living bacterial spores. It provided data on the reaction of mammal, reptile, insect, fungal, and bacterial forms to prolonged weightlessness. NSSDC ID 1973-083A [..
Bion 10
Bion 10 (Cosmos 2229), a C.I.S. spacecraft, was launched by a Soyuz rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. It was part of the Bion program. It carried two monkeys and several insects, amphibians, plants, and cell cultures. Participating scientists were from nine countries and ESA. NSSDC ID 1992-095A ..
Bion 11
Bion 11 was Russian space mission that was part of the Bion series of space flights. It carried newts, snails, Drosophila flies and other insects, bacteria, and two macaque monkeys, Lapik and Multik. Both monkeys were safe at landing but Multik died of a heart attack during medical tests under gener..
Bion 2
Bion 2 was a Bion satellite launched by the Soviet Union on October 22, 1974 at 1800 hours UTC. It carried carried albino rats for biomedical research. Soviet, Czechoslovak, and Romanian scientists subjected the rats to daily radiation doses from a gamma source by ground command. When they were r..
Bion 3
Bion 3 (Cosmos 782) was a Bion satellite. It was the first joint U.S.-Soviet biomedical research flight. It carried fourteen experiments prepared by seven countries in all, with participation from scientists in France, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. It included a centrifuge with revo..
Bion 4
Bion 4 (Cosmos 936) was a Bion satellite. The mission involved nine countries, including the United States, in a series of biomedical research. The experiments were primarily followups to the Bion 3 (Cosmos 782) flight. The mission ended after 19.5 days. NSSDC ID 1977-074A [..
Bion 5
Bion 5 (Cosmos 1129) was a Bion satellite. It was a biomedical research mission involving scientists from nine countries. Among the experiments was the first attempt to breed mammals in space, which proved unsuccessful. The mission ended after 18.5 days. Organisms studied included: Rattus norvegicu..
Bion 6
Bion 6 (Cosmos 1514) was a biomedical research mission and part of the Bion program. Two Rhesus monkeys were flown implanted with sensors to permit monitoring of carotid artery bloodflow. Eighteen pregnant white rats were used for studies of the effects of microgravity and radiation. The rats subs..
Bion 7
Bion 7 (Cosmos 1667) was a biomedical research mission satellite involving scientists from nine countries. It was part of the Bion program. It carried two Rhesus monkeys named Gordyy and Oomka, ten male rats, and ten newts. The monkey research focused on vestibular and blood flow investigations as ..
Bion 8
Bion 8 (Cosmos 1887) was a Bion satellite. It carried scientific instruments for continuing research into the effects of spaceflight on monkeys and other biological objects, radiation safety, and physics. Research and experiments were also carried out, within the framework of international cooperati..
Bion 9
Bion 9 (Cosmos 2044) was a biomedical research mission involving nine countries and ESA. It was part of the Bion program. Eighty experiments were conducted in such categories as motion sickness, reproduction and regeneration, immunology, and readaption to a normal gravity environment. A number of di..
Bion East
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Bioorthogonal chemical reporter
In chemical biology, a bioorthogonal chemical reporter is a tool for tagging and visualizing biomolecules. Prescher & Bertozzi defined bioorthogonal chemical reporters as "non-native, non-perturbing chemical handles that can be modified in living systems through highly selective reactions with exoge..
Biopace
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BioPerformance
BioPerformance is a multi-level marketing company that sells fuel additives, often in the form of "gas pills", which were claimed to increase fuel efficiency in automobiles. It is headed by Lowell Mims, an evangelist. Research has claimed that the "gas pills" are not effective at all (with regards..
BioPerl
Bioperl is a collection of Perl modules that facilitate the development of Perl scripts for bioinformatics applications. It is an open source software project which is still under active development. The first stable release was 1.0.0 in June 11 2002, the most recent stable release was in December..
Biopharmaceutical
The term biopharmacology describes a field of research closely related to pharmacokinetics, sometimes called biopharmacy. Biopharmaceuticals are medical drugs (see pharmacology) produced using biotechnology. They are proteins (including antibodies), nucleic acids (DNA, RNA or antisense oligonucleot..
Biopharmaceutical/to do
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Biopharmaceutics Classification System
For other uses of the abbreviation BCS, please see BCS (disambiguation). This system is a guidance for predicting the intestinal drug absorption provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration[link]. This system allows to restrict the prediction using the parameters solubility and intes..
Biopharmacology
The biopharmacology is the branch of pharmacology that studies the use of biotechnologic originated drugs. See also Pharming ..
Biophase
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Biophilia Hypothesis
Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the biophilia hypothesis in his book entitled Biophilia (Harvard University Press, 1984). The hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between humans beings and other living systems. The term "biophilia" literally means "love of life or livi..
Biophoton
A biophoton (from the Greek βιο meaning "life" and φωτο meaning "light") is a photon of light emitted in some fashion from a biological system. From a scientific point of view, there is no difference between such a photon and a photon emitted by any other physical process. One might then ar..
Biophotonics
The term biophotonics denotes a combination of biology and photonics, with photonics being the science of direct manipulation of photons, quantum units of light. Photonics is related to electronics in that it is believed that photons will play a similar central role in future information technology ..
Biophysical economics
Biophysical economics is a system of economic thought based not on money but on laws of energy and material transformations and empirical assessments of these and their relation to money. The term 'biophysical economics' was coined by Alfred Lotka in 1924 in his call for the use of basic biological..
Biophysical Journal
The [Biophysical Journal] is published by the Biophysical Society. The society is comprised of chemists, biochemists, and physical chemists, biologists, neuroscientists, plant and animal physiologists, engineers, mathematicians, and physicists. These scientists use experimental and theoret..
Biophysical Society
The Biophysical Society is an organization consisting of over 7,000 researchers in academia, government, and industry. Founded in 1957, the society exists to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge in biophysics. The BPS sponsors an annual meeting which brings together over 6,000 s..
Biophysical techniques
Biophysical techniques are methods used for gaining information about biological systems on an atomic or molecular level. They overlap with methods from other branches of science. Main biophysical techniques are: Scientist using a stereo microscope outfitted with a digital imaging pick-up Cir..
Biophysics
Biophysics (also biological physics) is an interdisciplinary science that applies the theories and methods of physical sciences, especially those of physics, to questions of biology. Biophysics research today comprises a number of specific biological studies, which do not share a unique identifying..
Biopiracy
A white Rosy Periwinkle Biopiracy in the narrower sense refers to the appropriation, generally by means of patents, of indigenous biomedical knowledge by foreign entities (including corporations, universities and governments) without compensatory payment.An extended discussion of the definit..
Bioplastic
Bioplastics are a form of plastics derived from plant sources such as hemp oil, soy bean oil and corn starch rather than traditional plastics which are derived from petroleum. This is regarded as a much more sustainable activity, as it relies considerably less on fossil fuel imports and produces les..
Biopolis
Biopolis is a regional and international research and development centre located in Singapore for biomedical sciences. It is located in One-North near Dover and is proximal to the National University of Singapore, the Singapore Polytechnic, the Institute of Technical Education, the National Universi..
Biopolitics
A neologism coined by Michel Foucault, the term "Biopolitics" or "Biopolitical" can refer to several different yet not incompatible concepts. Definitions In the work of Michel Foucault, the style of government that regulates populations through biopower.A political spectrum that reflects positions ..
Biopolymer
Biopolymers are a special class of polymers found in nature. Starch, proteins and peptides, DNA, and RNA are all examples of biopolymers, in which the monomer units, respectively, are sugars, amino acids, and nucleic acids. Contents 1 Biopolymers versus polymers2 Naming conventions2...
BioPort
BioPort Corporation is the only licensed supplier of the anthrax vaccine BioThrax® in the United States. Bioport acquired the assets of the Michigan Biologic Products Institute, which historically produced the vaccine, from the State of Michigan in 1998. Bioport was founded with this acquisition ..
Biopower
For the Saab automobile engine of the same name, see Saab H engine. Biopower was a term originally coined by French philosopher Michel Foucault to refer to the practice of modern states to regulate their subjects through "an explosion of numerous and diverse techniques for achieving the subjugations..
Biopreparat
Before the collapse of the USSR, all biological weapons programs were grouped under the single organization of Biopreparat from 1973. Its 30,000 employees helped to develop research and to produce pathogenic weapons and antidotals for the defense of the Soviet Union. The biopreparat complex suffered..
Biopresence
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Bioprocess
A bioprocess is any process that uses complete living cells or their components (e.g., enzymes, chloroplasts) to effect desired physical or chemical changes. Transport of energy and mass is fundamental to many biological and environmental processes. Areas, from food processing to thermal design of ..
Bioprocessor
A bioprocessor is a miniaturized bioreactor capable of culturing mammalian, insect and microbial cells. Bioprocessors are capable of mimicking performance of large-scale bioreactors, hence making them ideal for laboratory scale experimentation of cell culture processes. ..
Bioprospecting
Bioprospecting is the collecting and testing of biological samples (plants, animals, micro-organisms)and the collecting of indigenous knowledge to help in discovering and exploiting genetic or biochemical resourcesBioprospecting has primarily economic purposes (e.g., new drugs, crops, industrial ..
Biopsy
Brain biopsy A biopsy (in Greek: bios = life and opsy = look/appearance) is a medical test involving the removal of cells or tissues for examination. The tissue is often examined under a microscope and can also be analyzed chemically (for example, using PCR techniques). When only a sample of..
Biopsychiatry controversy
This article is an expansion of a section within the article Biological psychiatry. The debate of psychiatry’s political implications is discussed in Anti-psychiatry The biopsychiatry controversy is an ongoing dispute over the scientific basis of biological psychiatry theory and practice. The deb..
Biopsychosocial model
The biopsychosocial model of medicine is a way of looking at the mind and body of a patient as two important systems that are interlinked. The biopsychosocial model is also a technical term for the popular concept of the mind-body connection. This is in contrast to the traditional biomedical model o..
Biopunk
Biopunk is a portmanteau word combining "biotech" and "punk". Contents 1 Science fiction1.1 Books1.2 Films1.3 Television1.4 Anime1.5 Computer and Video games2 Movement3 See also4 References Science fiction Biopunk is a sub-genre of science fiction whi..
Biopure
Biopure Corporation (NASDAQ: BPUR) is a biotechnology company whose main two products are blood substitutes Hemopure and Oxyglobin. Its market strategies involving their products have been used as a case study by Harvard Business School to understand market strategy, market segmentation, and new pr..
BioPython
The BioPython Project is an international association of developers of freely available Python tools for computational molecular biology, as well as bioinformatics. See also Open Bioinformatics Foundation External links [BioPython.org] ..
Bioras and Stalla of Spiorad
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Biorefinery
A biorefinery is a facility that integrates biomass conversion processes and equipment to produce fuels, power, and value-added chemicals from biomass. The biorefinery concept is analogous to today's petroleum refinery, which produce multiple fuels and products from petroleum. By producing multiple..
Bioregionalism
Bioregionalism is a term used to describe an approach to political, cultural, and environmental issues based on naturally-defined regional areas, consistent with the concept of bioregions. These areas are usually based on a combination of physical and environmental features, including watershed boun..
Bioregional multi-member district
A bioregional multi-member district voting system is a form of single transferable vote used in allocating seats in a legislature or votes on a council of some body representing a physical place/region. Versions with fractional or partial members) also involve a mixed proportional representation ro..
Bioremediation
Bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses microorganisms, fungi, green plants or their enzymes to return the environment altered by contaminants to its original condition. Bioremediation may be employed to attack specific soil contaminants, such as chlorinated hydrocarbons that are degr..
Bioresonance therapy
When radio receivers reached the public consciousness the way was opened for a new class of frauds and quacks to talk about resonance as though bacteria, unspecified chemicals in the body, and bad thoughts[History of Stanford medical school and predeccessors] : [Chapter 26]. Wil..
Biorhexistasy
The Theory of Biorhexistasy describes climatic conditions necessary for periods of soil formation (pedogenesis) separated by periods of soil erosion. Proposed by pedologist H. Erhart in 1951, the theory defines two climatic phases: biostasy and rhexistasy. Contents 1 Biostasy2 Rhexista..
Biorhythm
A biorhythm (or biological rhythm) is a hypothetical cyclic pattern of alterations in physiology, emotions, and/or intellect. "Bio" pertains to life and "rhythm" pertains to the flow with regular movement. Contents 1 The basic theory2 Calculation3 Related terminology3.1 Biol..
Biorobotics
Biorobotics is a term that loosely covers the fields of cybernetics, bionics and even genetic engineering as a collective study. Biorobotics is often used to refer to a real subfield of robotics: studying how to make robots that emulate or simulate living biological organisms mechanically or even ..
Biorthogonal system
In mathematics, a biorthogonal system in a pair of topological vector spaces E and F that are in duality is a pair of indexed subsets [\tilde v_i] in E and [\tilde u_i] in F such that [ = \delta_] with the Kronecker delta. This applies, for example, with E = F = H a..
Biorthogonal wavelet
An biorthogonal wavelet is a wavelet where the associated wavelet transform is invertible but not necessarily orthogonal. Designing biorthogonal wavelets allows more degrees of freedoms than orthogonal wavelets. One additional degree of freedom is the possibility to construct symmetric wavelet funct..
BioRuby
BioRuby is a package of Open Source Ruby code, with classes for DNA and protein sequence analysis, alignment, database parsing, and other Bioinformatics tools. Recently, tools for structural biology have been added. External links [BioRuby.Org],[BioRuby English Wiki Page][..
BIOS
Phoenix AwardBIOS on a standard PC BIOS, in computing, stands for Basic Input/Output System or Basic Integrated Operating System. BIOS refers to the software code run by a computer when first powered on. The primary function of BIOS is to prepare the machine so other software programs store..
Bios
Bios or BIOS may refer to: Life. Bios derives from the Greek βιος and refers to life.BIOS, Basic Input/Output System (computer science)Biological Innovation for Open Society.The British Institute of Organ Studies.BIOS (journal), a quaterly journal of biology.BIOS Group, a Santa Fe, New Mexico-..
BIOS-3
BIOS-3 was a closed ecosystem at the Institute of Biophysics in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, in what was then the Soviet Union. Construction began in 1965, and was completed in 1972. BIOS-3 consisted of a 315-cubic-metre (11,124 cubic feet) habitat suitable for up to three persons. It is divided into 4 co..
Biosafety
Biosafety: prevention of large-scale loss of biological integrity, focusing both on ecology and human health. Biosafety is related to several fields in ecology (referring to imported life forms from beyond ecoregion borders),in agriculture (reducing the risk of alien viral or transgenic genes, or ..
Biosafety Clearing-House
The Biosafety Clearing-House is an international mechanism that exchanges information about the movement of genetically modified organisms, established under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Contents 1 Overview of the Biosafety Clearing-House1.1 ..
Biosafety level
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention specifies four levels of biosafety precautions for biological agents. Contents 1 Level 12 Level 23 Level 34 Level 44.1 Australia4.2 Canada4.3 France4.4 Germany4.5 Sweden4.6 Switzerland4.7 United ..
Biosalinity
Biosalinity is the study and practice of using saline (salty) water for irrigating agricultural crops. Many arid and semi-arid areas actually do have sources of water, but the available water is usually brackish (500-5000 ppm salt by weight) or saline (3-5% salt). The water may be present in underg..
Biosatellite
A biosatellite is an artificial satellite designed to carry life in space. NASA also launched three satellites specifically named Biosatellite (1, 2 & 3) between 1966 and 1969. Biosatellites include: Bion series of satellitesBiosatellite 1the Mars Gravity Biosatellite. See also Animals in space ..
BIOSCI
BIOSCI is a set of electronic communication forum used by life scientists around the world. It includes the bionet USENET newsgroups and parallel e-mail lists. The BIOSCI services are free of charge. It is physically located in the United Kingdom's MRC Rosalind Franklin Centre for Genomics Resea..
BioScience
BioScience is the flagship publication of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS). It is a peer-reviewed, heavily cited, monthly science journal with content written and edited for accessibility to researchers, educators, and students alike. Since 1964, BioScience has published timely a..
Biosciences Federation
The Biosciences Federation is a United Kingdom body formed in 2002. The federation aims to unite the biosciences community over issues of common interest, to influence the formulation of UK policy relating to biosciences, and to promote public debate on ethical issues. The president of the federati..
BioSciences Research Institute
BioSciences Research Institute (BRI) has been set up as a not-for-profit Institute for Research and Development and Advanced Training in the field of biosciences in Chennai, India. Purpose The aim and vision of the institute is to provide a platform for individuals, professionals, R&D organization..
Bioscope
This article is about the park in Alsace; "Bioscope" is also a South African English term for movie theater. Le Bioscope is a theme park located at Ungersheim, in the Upper Rhine (the Haut-Rhin département) of France. The 12½-hectare[Bioscope: the leisure and discovery park], from..
Biosecurity
A biosecurity guarantee attempts to ensure that ecologies sustaining either people or animals are maintained. This may include natural habitats as well as shelter and productive enterprise (especially agriculture) and deals with threats such as biological warfare or epidemics. This is related to the..
Biosecurity protocol
Biosecurity protocol refers to several politically-controversial attempts to unify global biosecurity measures and responses, in a similar manner to a biosafety protocol. Although some propose a "Biosecurity Protocol" to extend the Biosafety Protocol to organisms considered weapons (already controll..
Biosemiotics
Semiotics/Semeiotics General concepts Code Computational semiotics Connotation · Decode Denotation · Encode Lexical · Modality Salience · Sign Sign relation · Sign relational complex Semiosis · Semiosphere Semiotic..
Biosensor
A biosensor is a device for the detection of an analyte that combines a biological component with a physicochemical detector component. It consists of 3 parts: the sensitive biological element (biological material (eg. tissue, microorganisms, organelles, cell receptors, enzymes, antibodies, nucleic..
Bioshelter
A bioshelter is a solar greenhouse managed as an indoor ecosystem. The word bioshelter was coined by the New Alchemy Institute and solar designers Sean Wellesley-Miller and Day Chahroudi (Todd, J, Todd, N. 1994). The term was created to distinguish their work in greenhouse design and management fr..
Bioship
A Shadow battlecrab from Babylon 5 A bioship is a type of spacecraft described in science fiction. Bioships differ from most spacecraft in that they are predominantly or totally composed of organic or biological components, rather than being constructed from metal or artificial materials. Bec..
Bioshock
Bioshock is a computer and video game in development by Irrational Games, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. It is intended to be a true 'spiritual successor' to System Shock 2. It has been in development since late 2004 (and in planning for some time before that). On January 9, 2006, Take-T..
Biosignature
A Biosignature, generally, is a measurable phenomenon that indicates the presence of life. The term biomarker is sometimes used as a synonym. Contents 1 Biosignatures in Astrobiology1.1 The Viking Missions to Mars2 Biosignatures in Biology3 Biosignatures in Geochemistry4&nbs..
Biosingularity
Biosingularity define a time when it will be possible to engineer new biological systems and have complete molecular control in manipulating existing life forms. External links [Biosingularity]..
Biosolids
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) formally recognized the term biosolids in 1991 and it is in common use throughout the world as of 2004. The Water Environment Federation is the water and wastewater industry's main trade and lobby organization in the USA. "Biosolids" is the term created in 199..
Biosophy
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Biosophy, meaning wisdom of life, is a humanist movement heavily influenced by the 17th-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza. It is "the science and art of intelligent living based on the awareness and practice of spiritual values, ethical-social principles and char..
Biosphere
For other uses, see the Norwegian Biosphere (musician), or the geodesic dome Montreal Biosphère. The Global Biosphere:a false-color composite of CZCS images of plankton concentrations with land vegetation data collected by the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer instrument. The biosphe..
Biosphere (musician)
Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen (born 1962 in Tromsø, Norway), a musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his "ambient techno" then "arctic ambient" styles, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources. ..
Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2 is a manmade closed ecological system in Oracle, Arizona built by John Polk Allen, Space Biosphere Ventures and others. Constructed between 1987 and 1989, it was used to test if and how people could live and work in a closed biosphere, while carrying out scientific experiments. It exp..
Biosphere reserve
A biosphere reserve is an international conservation designation given by UNESCO under its Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB). The World Network of Biosphere Reserves is the collection of all 482 biosphere reserves in 102 countries (as of mid-2005). According to “The Statutory Framework o..
Biosphere reserves of India
The Indian government has established 14 Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO categories roughly corresponding to IUCN Category V Protected areas), which protect larger areas of natural habitat (than a National Park or Animal Sanctuary), and often include one or more National Parks and/or preserves, along buf..
Biosphere Reserve Middle Elbe
The Biosphere Reserve Middle Elbe is an Biosphere Reserve in the german Federal state Saxony-Anhalt. The Biosphere reserve fluvial topography Middle Elbe is located in the eastern Saxony-Anhalt. It extend along the Elbe river between Wittenberg in the east via Dessau and Roßlau till Gommern in th..
Biostasis
Biostasis is the ability of an organism to tolerate environmental changes without having to actively adapt to them. The word is also used as a synonym for cryostasis or cryonics. It is found in organisms that live in habitats that may encounter unfavourable living conditions (ie. drought, freezing, ..
Biostatistics
For the automated recognition of people based on intrinsic physical or behavioural traits, see Biometrics. Biostatistics or biometry is the application of statistics to a wide range of topics in biology. It has particular applications to medicine and to agriculture. Note on terminology: Although..
Biosteel
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Biosteel is a type of alloy that is resistant to biological corrosion. ([Disputed statementdisputed]—see [..
BioSteel
Biosteel is a trademark name from Nexia biotechnology for a material derived from spider silk. This and other biopolymers promise to provide lightweight, strong, and versitile materials. Links [Nexia] ..
Biostimulation
Biostimulation involves the modification of the environment to stimulate existing bacteria capable of bioremediation. This can be done by addition of various forms of limiting nutrients, such as phosphorus, nitrogen, or carbon (e.g. in the form of molasses). Additives are usually added to the subs..
Biostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy is the science of dating rocks by using the fossils contained within them. Usually the aim is correlation, that is, demonstrating that a particular horizon in one geological section represents the same period of time as another horizon at some other section. The fossils are useful be..
Bioswale
Bioswales are landscape elements designed to remove silt and pollution from surface runoff water. They consist of a swaled drainage course with gently sloped sides (less than six percent) and filled with vegetation, compost and/or riprap. The water's flow path, along with the wide and shallow di..
Biosyn
Biosyn is a fictional genetics company from the novels Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Biosyn was one of the competitors of InGen, the genetics company of John Hammond and the engineers behind Jurassic Par..
Biosynthesis
Biosynthesis is a phenomenon where chemical compounds are produced from simpler reagents. Biosynthesis, unlike chemical synthesis, takes place within living organisms and is generally catalysed by enzymes. The process is a vital part of metabolism. The prerequisites for biosynthesis are: Precursor ..
Biosynthetic phylogeny
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Biosys
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BIOS interrupt call
BIOS Interrupt Calls are a facility that DOS programs, and some other software such as boot loaders, use to invoke the BIOS's facilities. Some operating systems also use the BIOS to probe and initialise hardware resources during their early stages of booting. Contents 1 Interrupt Table2 ..
BIOS parameter block
BIOS parameter block (BPB) is a description of the physical medium (hard disk or floppy) that might be stored in a filesystem's Volume Boot Record. Filesystems with a BIOS parameter block include FAT16, FAT32, HPFS, and NTFS. Further reading — a description of BPBs, from version 2.0 to versi..
Biot
Biot can refer to: British Indian Ocean TerritoryJean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist and mathematicianMaurice Anthony Biot, Belgian-American physicistBiological robot, a term used in Rendezvous with Rama and its sequels, see also CyborgBiot, a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département, in France..
Biot's respiration
Biot's respirations, sometimes also called cluster respiration, is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by groups of quick, shallow inspirations followed by regular or irregular periods of apnea. It is distinguished from ataxic respiration by having more regularity and similar-sized insp..
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes
Biot Country France Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Départment Alpes-Maritimes Arrondissement Arrondissement de Grasse Canton Canton d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins INSEE 06018 Postal Code 06410 MayorCurrent Term M. François-Xavier Bou..
Biot-Savart law
The Biot-Savart law is a physical law with applications in both electromagnetics and fluid dynamics. As originally formulated, the law describes the magnetic field set up by a steady current density. More recently, by a simple analogy between magnetostatics and fluid dynamics, the same law has bee..
Biota
Biota may refer to: biota (ecology)— the plant and animal life of a regionBiota (taxonomy)— a superdomain in taxonomyBiota, Zaragoza— a municipality in Zaragoza province, SpainBiota Holdings — an Australian biotech company This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] pa..
Biota, Zaragoza
Biota is a municipality (pop. 1,202) in the Spanish province of Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. ..
Biota (ecology)
Biota is the plant and animal life of a region or area or geological period. The biota of the Earth lives in the biosphere. See also BiomeFaunaFlorabiota (taxonomy) ..
Biota (taxonomy)
In some systems of scientific classification, Biota or Vitae is the superdomain that contains all of life. Historically, what was not mineralia, could also be referred to as biota (ie. fauna, flora (including fungi)) External links [Life] (Systema Naturae 2000)[Vitae] (BioLib)..
Bioteams
Bioteams or Bioteaming is a new research discipline concerning how organisational teams and inter-organisational business networks, supply chains and virtual communities can become more effective by studying how natures' most successful teams have evolved at the microscopic, insect, animal and ecosy..
Biotechnology
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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is a British Research Council supporting several scientific research institutes and university research departments in the UK. Receiving its funding through the Office of Science and Innovation (formerly the Office of Science and Tec..
Biotechnology High School
Biotechnology High School is a comprehensive public high school in Freehold, New Jersey. It is a part of the Monmouth County Vocational School District. The school opened in September 2005 and consisted of an initial class of 58 students, eight teachers, and two other faculty members. The 2005-06 ..
Biotech Sweden
Biotech Sweden is a Swedish tabloid about and for the Swedish biotech industry. Launched in april 2002 by IDG it has a circulation of 18 000 copies, and is published 11 times per year. The readers are mainly people working in the biotechnology industry of Sweden. On the website the magazine prov..
Biotecnol
Biotecnol S.A. is a Portuguese research-based biotechnology company. About 90% of the workforce and about 80% of the annual budget are devoted to research. Its research activities are based around three main thrusts: i) expression systems and technology for producing plasmid DNA and gene therapy vec..
Biotelemetry
Biotelemetry comprises telemetry applied to medical, human research, animal and implantable fields. Transmission of physiological signals such as EKG, EEG, EOG and EMG have generally only been possible between equipment made by teh same manufacturer. The IEEE's [ISO/ IEEE 11073-10201] an..
Bioterrorism
TerrorismGeneral Definitions Conventions Counterterrorism War on Terrorism Lists Organizations Incidents Types Nationalist Religious State State-sponsored Racist Narcoterrorism Anarchist Political Eco-terrorism Tactics Hijacking Assassination IED (bomb) Car bombing Su..
Biothechnia Ellinikon Trikyklon
Biothechnia Ellinikon Trikyklon (Hellenic Three-Wheeler Manufacturer), or B.E.T., was a small vehicle manufacturer founded in Athens by Petros Konstantinou. It was one of several manufacturers - the first appearing in the early 1940's - that converted BMW or other motorcycles into light utility thre..
Biotherapy
Biotherapy is the use of living animals for medical treatment or as an adjunct to medical diagnosis. Biotherapy encompasses among other things maggot therapy (maggot debridement therapy [MDT], larva therapy), leech therapy (hirudotherapy), honey bee therapy (apitherapy), ichthiotherapy (fi..
Biotherm
Biotherm is a prestige skincare line under the umbrella of L'Oréal. Its formulations specialize in using ingredients from the sea (such as plankton and kelp). ..
Biotic
Biotic may refer to: Life or biologyBiotic factors, see ecologyBiotic potentialBiotic material This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the inte..
Biotic Baking Brigade
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Biotic material
Biotic material is any natural material that originated from living organisms. Most such materials contain carbon and are capable of decay. Examples of biotic materials are wood, linoleum, straw, humus, manure, bark, crude oil, cotton, spider silk, chitin, fibrin, and bone. The use of biotic mate..
Biotic potential
Biotic potential is the maximum reproductive capacity of an organism under optimum environmental conditions. Full expression of the biotic potential of an organism is restricted by environmental resistance, any condition that inhibits the increase in number of the population. It is generally only r..
Biotin
Biotin General Chemical formula C10H16N2O3S Molecular weight 244.31 g/mol Other names Vitamin B7Vitamin H Vitamin properties Solubility Water RDA (adult male) 30 µg/day RDA (adult female) 30 µg/day RDA upper limit (adult male) None RDA upper limit (adult female) N..
Biotinidase deficiency
Biotinidase deficiency is an inherited disorder in which the body is not able to process the vitamin biotin properly. Biotin, sometimes called vitamin H, is an important water-soluble vitamin that aids in the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Biotin Deficiency can result in behavioral..
Biotinylation
Biotinylation is the process of adding a Biotin tag to a molecule or surface. Contents 1 Purpose1.1 Purification1.2 Detection2 Other uses3 See also Purpose Purification The biotin tag can be used in affinity chromatography together with a column that has avidin or strepta..
Biotin Carboxyl Carrier Protein
The Biotin Carboxyl Carrier Protein is part of the enzyme Acetyl-CoA carboxylase and serves as a carrier protein for biotin and carboxybiotin throughout the ATP-dependent carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to form malonyl-CoA in the first committed and rate regulating step of fatty acid biosynthesis. ..
Biotite
Two fragments of Biotite A Biotite slice Biotite is a common phyllosilicate mineral whose chemical formula is: K(Mg,Fe++)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2 and has a molecular weight of 433.53g/mol. Nowadays, however, biotite more generally refers to the series of annite, eastonite, phlogopite and siderop..
Biotodoma
Biotodoma is a small genus of cichlids with only two species. References [Biotodoma (TSN 169887)]. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 6 June 2006. ..
Biotoecus
Biotoecus is a small genus of cichlids with only two species. References [Biotoecus (TSN 648043)]. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 6 June 2006. ..
Biotope
A biotope is an area of uniform environmental (physical) conditions providing habitat(s) for a specific assemblage of plants and animals. Used in this sense, "biotope" is really synonymous with the term "ecosystem". However, some ecologists would limit the term to encompassing only physical environ..
Biotren
The similar system for Metro of Concepción or Biotren is basic at grade urban metropolitan rail system that covers a big part of the city of Concepción, capital of the region of Bío-Bío, also known as Gran Concepción (Greater Concepción) or Concepción Metropolitan Area, both sinonyms of "city..
Biotrofix
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Biotrog
During the early nineties, the video game Street Fighter was very popular in the Philippines. A local publishing company (INFINITY) created a comics parody of the game entitled Kick Fighter. Biotrog created by Jojo Ende Jr. and Gilbert Monsanto was one of the characters that appeared in this weekly..
Bioturbation
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. In oceanography and limnology, bioturbation is the displacement and mixing of sediment particles by benthic faun..
Biot (crater)
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Biot number
The Biot number (Bi) is a dimensionless number used in unsteady-state (or transient) heat transfer calculations. It is named after the French physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862), and relates the heat transfer resistance inside and at the surface of a body. Definition The Biot number is define..
Biovail
Biovail TSX: [BVF] NYSE: [BVF] is Canada's largest pharmaceutical company, operating internationally in all aspects of pharmaceutical products. Corporate governance Current members of the board of directors of Biovail are: Wilfred Bristow, Michael Van Every, Eugene Melnyk, Laure..
BioValley
BioValley is a cluster proposed by the government to attract the biotechnological industry to Malaysia [link]It was planned as a launch pad for Malaysia, biotechnological industry, as the Multimedia Super Corridor and Cyberjaya was intended for the IT industry. It was also considered an im..
Biovar
A biovar is a variant prokaryotic strain that differs physiologically and/or biochemically from other strains in a particular species. Morphovars are those strains that differ physiologically. Serovars are those strains that have antigenic properties that differ from other strains. ..
Biovision Hierarchy
The Biovision Hierarchy (BVH) character animation file format was originally developed by Biovision, a motion capture services company (now defunct), as a way to provide motion capture data to their customers. This format mostly replaced an earlier format Biovision developed as a way to provide skel..
Biovularia
The genus Biovularia, contains just two species of carnivorous plant, Biovularia olivacea (also known as B. brasiliensis or B. minima) and Biovularia cymbantha. The genus has been subsumed into the bladderwort genus, Utricularia. ..
BioWare
BioWare Corp. is a Canadian electronic entertainment company founded in February 1995 by medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. It is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. BioWare specializes in creating computer and console video games and has become famous for successful compu..
Biozoic
Biozoic is a webcomic written and drawn by Gerry Swanson and serialized on Webcomics Nation. It was nominated for the 2006 Web Cartoonist's Choice Award in the categories Outstanding Black and White Art and Outstanding New Character Design. The comic takes place on an alien world — itself called ..
Biozone
Biostratigraphic units or Biozones are intervals of geological strata that are defined on the basis of their chracteristic fossil taxa. A biostratigraphic unit may be defined on the basis of a single taxon or combinations of taxa, on relative abundances of taxa, or variations in features related t..
Bio (Chuck Berry album)
Bio is a Chuck Berry album released in 1973 under Chess Records. Track listing "Bio""Hello Little Girl, Goodbye""Woodpecker""Rain Eyes""Aimlessly Driftin'""Got It And Gone""Talkin' About My Buddy" Personnel Chuck Berry - Guitar, VocalsStan Bronstein - SaxophoneGreg Edick - BassRick Frank - Drums..
Bio (graffiti artist)
Bio is the tagger name of Wilfredo Feliciano (born April 20, 1966). He started painting graffiti on New York City subways in 1980, and is one the founding members of the world famous Tats Cru "The Mural Kings." The "cru" was formed along with Brim and Mack originally known as T.A.T. Cru. Bio has pa..
Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.
Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. is a 3D fighting game released by Midway in 1998. It saw a limited release in arcades and was later released for the PS1 and N64. Contents 1 Taglines2 Information3 Gameplay4 Storyline5 Characters6 Non-Playable Characters Taglines Bio F.r.e.a.k.s..
Bio Hunter
|} Bio Hunter is a popular Japanese comic book created by Fujihiko Hosono. It tells the story about 2 molecular biologists, Koshigaya and Kimada who take on humans with strange viruses that make them less human and more demonic. It ran in the japanese comic magazine Comic Burger for its serializ..
Bio Menace
Bio Menace is a 2D, side-scrolling, platform game both developed and published by Apogee Software in 1993 for MS-DOS. It was built on a licensed version of id Software's Commander Keen game engine, and was known as Bio Hazard during production. Except for the engine, all the content was created by ..
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
is a Konami game that was first released on the Japanese market in 1988 for the Famicom Disk System. It was later released as a cartridge in 1993 for the Famicom. Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa had actually been slated for a U.S. release in 1989 - however, Howard Philips of Nintendo turned it down, sayin..
Bio of a Dancer
"Bio of a Dancer" This cohesive collection of art, by the regional artist Greg Ratajik, is a study of the form, figure, and profile of ballerinas. All pieces are 9x11 high-gloss black and white prints, originating from photographs of the various dancers. The photographs were originally taken wit..
Bio of a Space Tyrant
The Bio of a Space Tyrant series is a six-book science-fiction series by Piers Anthony based within the solar system. The series revolves around the character Hope Hubris and his family. Contents 1 Refugee2 Mercenary3 Politician4 Executive5 Statesman6 The Iron Maiden..
Bio Planet Woo
Bio Planet WoO (Seibutsu Suisei Woo) is a kyodai themed tokusatsu that premiered April 9, 2006 and airs at 7:30pm on NHK. The series is scheduled to have 13 episodes. Woo was one of many unused ideas created by the late-Eiji Tsuburaya as story connecting to the show, Ultra Q. The story revolves a..
Bio Process Systems Alliance
The Bio Process Systems Alliance (BPSA) is a biopharmaceutical industry trade group comprised of suppliers of single-use manufacturing process components and systems. It was created in 2006 through an alliance of 26 suppliers. References ..
Bio queen
A bio queen is a biologically female performance artist who performs in female drag (clothing) at drag shows. In other words, a bio queen is a woman who dresses and acts like a drag queen. Bio queens often appear alongside drag kings at lesbian drag shows. ..
Bio Ritmo
Bio Ritmo "Salsa Machine" is a salsa band based in Richmond, Virginia. The name Bio Ritmo is a Spanglish word play on the term Biorhythm, the hypothetical description for the rhythm of life. The nine-member ensemble is known for a classic Nuyorican salsa sound from the 1970s that combines Afro-Cuba..
Bio Zombie
Bio Zombie is a Hong Kong zombie-comedy film from 1998, starring Jordan Chan. It spoofs George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead and shows many similarites to Peter Jackson's Braindead Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Two young men give an apparently ..
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