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16ft Skiff

Image by/from WikiMedia Commons A 16 ft Skiff is a class of three-person sailing dinghy with twin trapezes and a large asymmetrical spinnaker. The class is unique to Australia, where it is one of the most popular boats sailing with 95 boats registered in 12 clubs. The class has the largest fleet of high performance skiffs […]

Shellfish

Image by/from David Monniaux Shellfish is a colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some are found in freshwater. In addition, a few species of land crabs are eaten, for example Cardisoma guanhumi […]

Pasinogna, California

Image by/from Heironymous Rowe Herb Roe - www.chromesun.com Pasinogna (also, Pasinog-na and Passinogna) is a former Tongva-Gabrieleno Native American settlement in San Bernardino County, California. This Indian village, identified by name by Hugo Reid in his seminal work on local tribes in 1852, was not, however, specified by location. It is known that it was […]

Westergaardodina

Image by/from Philippe Janvier, 1997 Westergaardodina is a species-rich genus of spine, U or W-shaped paraconodont known from Middle Cambrian to Lower Ordovician strata. Paibi, a village in Hunan, China, is the location of the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) which marks the boundary between the Miaolingian and Furongian epochs of the Cambrian […]

Smith & Wesson SW1911

The SW1911 (Smith & Wesson) is a stainless steel framed, single action, semi-automatic pistol based on the M1911, coming in either 9×19mm or .45 ACP. In 2003, Smith & Wesson introduced their variation of the classic M1911 .45 ACP semi-automatic handgun, the SW1911. This firearm retains the M1911's well-known dimensions, operation, and feel, while adding […]

CA10

56934 72605 ENSG00000154975 ENSMUSG00000056158 Q9NS85 P61215 NM_001082533NM_001082534NM_020178 NM_028296NM_001361707NM_001361708 NP_001076002NP_001076003NP_064563 NP_082572NP_001348636NP_001348637 Carbonic anhydrase-related protein 10 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CA10 gene. This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the carbonic anhydrase family of zinc metalloenzymes, which catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide in various biological processes. The protein […]

Renault Fiftie

The Renault Fiftie was a concept car presented by Renault at the March 1996 Geneva Auto Show to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the launch of the 4CV. The concept used a bright metallic yellow color, honoring the 4CV's "butter pat" nickname. Styled by Benoit Jacob under the direction of Patrick le Quement, Renault's vice […]

Dinosaur Trail

Dinosaur Trail The Dinosaur Trail is a circular tourist route in the province of Alberta, Canada, located in the Canadian badlands paralleling the Red Deer River on both sides, from Drumheller to the Bleriot Ferry. It is divided in two segments, with the South Dinosaur Trail following the south side of the river and uses […]

Adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate

Adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate is a form of an adenosine nucleotide with two phosphate groups attached to different carbons in the ribose ring. This is distinct from adenosine diphosphate, where the two phosphate groups are attached in a chain to the 5' carbon atom in the ring. Adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate is produced as a product of sulfotransferase enzymes […]