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  2. Of Mice and Men - Wikipedia

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    Of Mice and Men is a 1937 novella written by American author John Steinbeck. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It describes the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, as they move from place to place in California , searching for jobs during the Great Depression .

  3. Seminal vesicles - Wikipedia

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    The vesicles are between 5–10 cm in size, 3–5 cm in diameter, and have a volume of around 13 mL. [3] The vesicles receive blood supply from the vesiculodeferential artery, and also from the inferior vesical artery. The vesiculodeferential artery arises from the umbilical arteries, which branch directly from the internal iliac arteries. [3]

  4. Of Mice and Men (1939 film) - Wikipedia

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    Of Mice and Men is a 1939 American drama film based on the 1937 play of the same name, which itself was based on the novella of the same name by author John Steinbeck.The film stars Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, and Lon Chaney Jr., and features Charles Bickford, Roman Bohnen, Bob Steele, and Noah Beery Jr. [2] The film tells the story of two men, George and his intellectually disabled partner ...

  5. Of Mice and Men (opera) - Wikipedia

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    Scene 1. Of Mice and Men is the tragic story of two migrant ranch workers' pursuit of a simple dream: to own a small house and farm of their own. George and his slow-witted traveling companion, Lennie, who has the physique and strength of a giant and a child's mind, are in constant trouble with their employers and the law because of Lennie's pathetic inability to stay out of trouble.

  6. Reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The reproductive system of an organism, also known as the genital system, is the biological system made up of all the anatomical organs involved in sexual reproduction.Many non-living substances such as fluids, hormones, and pheromones are also important accessories to the reproductive system. [1]

  7. The Mismeasure of Man - Wikipedia

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    The Mismeasure of Man is a 1981 book by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould.The book is both a history and critique of the statistical methods and cultural motivations underlying biological determinism, the belief that "the social and economic differences between human groups—primarily races, classes, and sexes—arise from inherited, inborn distinctions and that society, in this sense, is an ...

  8. Sexual selection in humans - Wikipedia

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    In a study measuring female attraction to males with varying levels of masculinity, it was established that women had a general masculinity preference for men's voices, and that the preference for masculinity was greater in the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle than in the non-fertile phase. [36]

  9. Knockout mouse - Wikipedia

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    There are several thousand different strains of knockout mice. [3] Many mouse models are named after the gene that has been inactivated. For example, the p53 knockout mouse is named after the p53 gene which codes for a protein that normally suppresses the growth of tumours by arresting cell division and/or inducing apoptosis.