Pandemic - An increase in the occurrence of a particular disease over a very large region, such as a continent or the entire globe, that is greater than what is expected over a given period of time.⏎
Recombinant Technology - The process that allows technicians to create artificial pieces of DNA in which two or more DNA sequences, often from separate organisms, are combined in ways that would not normally occur naturally.⏎
Reproduction - The process by which parent organisms create new offspring by either sexual or asexual means.⏎
Natural Selection - The process by which certain heritable traits that contribute to the survival and reproductive success of an organism become more widespread within a population over successive generations.⏎
Nanometer - A unit of length equal to one one-billionth (1 x 10-9) of a meter.⏎