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DEFINITION: (noun) Excessive or affected modesty. SYNONYMS: Grundyism, primness, prudishness. USAGE: Casting prudery to the wind, I lifted my head, looked him in the eyes, and professed my undying love.

In 2002, Gabon's president established a national park system that protects about 11% of the country's land and waters. Included is Mayumba National Park, located on the Atlantic coast of central Africa and dedicated to the protection of marine life. The park shelters a 60 km (37 mi.) strip of beach and coastal vegetation and extends another 15 km (9 mi.) out to sea. Dolphins and whales can often be found in the waters off the coast. What reptile uses the park's beach as its breeding ground?

Michael Worobey, a University of Arizona evolutionary biologist, claims his team has traced the timeline and transmission route of HIV from Africa to Haiti before it was brought to the US in about 1969. The researchers genetically analyzed blood samples from 122 early AIDS patients, five of whom were Haitian immigrants to the US. They then used the collected data to create a genetic family tree pinpointing the origins of the virulent HIV-1 strain and concluded that it was probably carried into the US by a single infected Haitian immigrant.