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This eight-volume set covers all major areas of science, engineering, technology, mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. Consisting of alphabetically arranged entries, it provides a user-friendly format that makes the broad scope of information easy to access and decipher. Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of scientific subjects and define terms. Longer entries conclude with a bibliography. The 5th edition has been completely updated and includes more than 75 new entries on key scientific topics in the news, including: DNA databanks, Crime Scene Investigations, Internet Search Engines, Podcasts, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Wireless Communications and much more.

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GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE 5 8V

This nine-volume set covers all major umbrellas of science, engineering, technology, mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. Aligned with national science standards and high school science curricula, topics cover all major areas of science, including physical science, life science, earth and space science, science and technology. Alphabetically arranged entries and full color photos provide a user-friendly format that makes the broad scope of information easy to access and decipher. Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of scientific subjects, and define terms. Longer entries conclude 
with a bibliography. This 6th edition has been fully updated and includes 34 new entries on key scientific topics in the news bringing the total number of entries over 2,600.

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Recommended to lower - level undergraduates, high school and community college students, and general readers.”

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3D printing.
Avian flu.
Biomass.
Biometrics.
Calculus.
Cell division.
Cloud computing.
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Data mining.
Decontamination methods.
Digestive system.
Doppler effect.
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Higgs Boson.
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Internet search engines.
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Mathematics.
MERS-CoV.
Mitochondrial DNA analysis.
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Saliva.
Salmon.
SARS.
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Weapons of mass destruction.
Zebras.
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