an introduction to legal study in ancient Rome, compiled by order of Justinian and divided into four books forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis
short for Institutes of the Christian Religion , the book by Calvin, completed in 1536 and constituting the basic statement of the Reformed faith, that repudiates papal authority and postulates the doctrines of justification by faith alone and predestination
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According to the National Institutes of Health, about 6,000 babies are born in the U.S. each year with the condition, affecting about 1 out of every 700 babies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Dr. Bhattacharya is director of the National Institutes of Health and acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“The National Institutes of Health was previously, and for decades, the biggest funder of biomedical research against infectious diseases and other threats to public health globally,” Herder said.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
The National Institutes of Health notes that “evolutionary theories of aging predict a trade-off between fertility and lifespan, where increased lifespan comes at the cost of reduced fertility.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The Institute’s tidal turbines were considered the best in the entire world; they were also capable of producing enough energy to power a hundred Institutes, let alone one.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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