Modern Language Association 8th edition
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World Health Organization. Climate Change. 12 Oct. 2023, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health.
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Watson, James D., and Francis H. C. Crick. “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.” Nature, vol. 171, no. 4356, Apr. 1953, pp. 737–38, doi:10.1038/171737a0.
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Wilford, John Noble. “Men Walk on Moon.” The New York Times, 21 July 1969, p. 1.
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