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Ecological continuum
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Coprostanol
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Google Desktop
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Mamavirus
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Bacillus
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Continental slope
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Haematuria
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Poliomyelitis
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Fundamental state
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Paraquat
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Tachycardia
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Michael Faraday
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Closed hearth
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DAT
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Sperm whale
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Gabbro
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Unsaturated polyester
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X-15
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Tau neutrino
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Tectrix
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To emulate
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Carding
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Gliding
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Dysgraphia
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Homologous chromosomes
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St Lucie cherry
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Worm screw
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Ingrowing toenail
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Gene gun
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Door frame
X-ray binary
An X-ray binary system is a system formed from an "ordinary" star orbiting around a neutron star. Thanks to its intense gravitational field, the neutron star cannibalises its accompanying star, forming an accretion disk around it.
Artist's impression of an X-ray binary system accompanied by a continuous jet of matter.
(Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC))
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