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Most fungi that pathogenically affect humans live in soil. If a person is not healthy, has an open wound, or is immunocompromised, a fungal infection can be very aggressive.
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Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis has a slowly progressive process that, unlike invasive aspergillosis, does not spread to other organ systems or the blood vessels. It most often affects middle-aged and elderly individuals, spreading to surrounding tissue in the lungs. The disease often does not respond to conventionally successful treatments, and requires individualized therapies in order to keep it from becoming life-threatening.
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Amoebae are the simplest type of protozoans, and are characterized by a feeding and dividing trophozoite stage that moves by temporary extensions called pseudopodia or false feet.
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ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
Three Mechanisms of Gene Transfer Found in Bacteria
Examples of deep-sea corals found in the Sable Gully, 200 km off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Change in American Gender Attitudes, 1977-2006 Over recent decades, views of gender roles have beco
Recent history of biochemistry shown by the introduction of new techniques. (part 2)
Elements Found in Organisms
A sampling of the modified and unusual bases found in tRNAs