It belongs to the same family of bacteria as those that cause tuberculosis and Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

One hip-hop artist, Francis Durango Magalona, also known as FrancisM, made this music even more popular in the Philippines.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

In June,the Obama administration appointed lawyer Kenneth Feinberg as the "special master" on executive pay also known as the pay czar.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

The observance is organized by a conservation group, the World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as the World Wildlife Fund.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

He also had three sisters. While growing up, he became known as Red Adair because his hair was bright red.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

Many students save money by starting their education at a two-year public college, also known as a community college.

VOA: special.2010.04.08

In the 1700s, the Champlain Valley became a battleground in the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years' War.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

She also discusses a German restaurant in New York that served a meat dish known as "Hamburger steak."

VOA: special.2010.08.25

He was a member of the hip-hop group called the Fugees with Lauryn Hill and Prakazrel Samuel Michel, also known as Pras.

VOA: special.2009.11.25

Turner's awareness of changing light would also interest a group of nineteenth century artists known as the Impressionists.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

Shirley Griffith has more. "Glee" is about a high school singing group, also known as a glee club.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

The bigger reserves could be in the form of cash or common stock, also known as common equity.

VOA: special.2010.09.17

On Thursday several Mogadishu radio stations broadcast a message from Ahmed Abdi Godane, also known as Abu Zubayr.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

And Tokyo also demanded that Britain close the Burma Road to the Chinese city then known as Chungking.

VOA: special.2011.05.26

The test, also known as MRI, involves studying the magnetic signals from all the cells in the body.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

He was also known as a very aggressive hitter, swinging hard and fast at almost any ball.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Thirty of them had been identified as having mild autism, a form also known as high-functioning autism.

VOA: special.2010.12.21

The team also tested the insect material on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, also known as the disease MRSA.

VOA: special.2010.12.07

During the early nineteen fifties, he also became known for social action as well as property development.

VOA: special.2011.01.30

Black men are three times more likely than white men in the United States to die from high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.

VOA: special.2010.10.27

For example,there are programs in Africa that teach the skin-to-skin method, also known as kangaroo care.

VOA: special.2009.10.26

The area is also known as Alphabet City, and sometimes considered part of the East Village.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

Defense Secretary Robert Gates also expressed support for ending the policy known as "Don't Ask,Don't Tell."

VOA: special.2010.02.06