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Famine

Famine

general scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution. Worn with famine. There was a famine in the land. (gen. Xxvi.

(Science: medicine) 1) famine fever, typhus fever.

Origin: f. Famine, fr. L. Fames hunger; cf. Gr. Want, need, Skr. Hani loss, lack, ha to leave.


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Conditions for a stable ecosystem? (for a simulation)

... available plants. This may take a few years, and if the food runs out during the summer when the island is cut off the mainland, the deer die of famine. So what about the wolves? On occasion, a pack of wolves happens to wander on the island during the winter. There is a lot of deer available, ...

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Looking for epigenetics article

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by maharbbal
Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:35 pm
 
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Re: Is Spirulina really good for our health ?

... now that sounds exactly like biased hype that always freaks me out. It is surely nice to apply funding for a project that cures cancer, AIDS, famine, malnutrition, blood disorders and apparently whatever one can conjure up. I'm not saying that Spirulina doesn't sound like an iteresting topic ...

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by biohazard
Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:53 am
 
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ARE WE CROWDING THE EARTH?

We know the problems as scientists, lets figure out some solutions. 1. Over population creates a strain on the world resources. Famine as well as problems will emerge. 2. More humans, more cities equals more destruction of wild life and eventually more pollutions. Lets solve these problems ...

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by charles brough
Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:51 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: ARE WE CROWDING THE EARTH?
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ARE WE CROWDING THE EARTH?

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by david23
Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:33 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: ARE WE CROWDING THE EARTH?
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