NEAR or Near may refer to:
People
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Thomas J. Near, US evolutionary ichthyologist
* Near, a developer who created the
higan emulator
Science, mathematics, technology, biology, and medicine
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National Emergency Alarm Repeater (NEAR), a former alarm device to warn civilians of a foreign nuclear attack on the United States
* National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR), a
patient registry for intubations in the United States
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Nicking enzyme amplification reaction Nicking Enzyme Amplification Reaction (NEAR) is a method for ''in vitro'' DNA amplification like the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). NEAR is isothermal, replicating DNA at a constant temperature using a polymerase
A polymerase is an enzyme ( EC ...
(NEAR), a method of DNA amplification
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NEAR Shoemaker, a spacecraft that studied the near-Earth asteroid Eros
* Nearness or
proximity space
*"Near", a city browser by
NearGlobal
Television, film, music, and books
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Near (Death Note)
The manga series ''Death Note'' features an extensive cast of fictional characters designed by Takeshi Obata with their storylines created by Tsugumi Ohba."How to Think." ''Death Note: How to Read 13''. VIZ Media. 59. The story follows the n ...
, ''Nate River'', a character
Other uses
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Near v. Minnesota, a U.S. press freedom Supreme Court decision
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New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame
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