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Pink eye is a term that refers to conjunctivitis, which is inflammation of the thin, clear membrane (conjunctiva) over the white part of the eye (sclera). It may be triggered by a virus, bacteria, or foreign body in the eye. Antibiotic eye drops alleviate bacterial conjunctivitis, and antihistamine allergy pills or eye drops help control allergic conjunctivitis symptoms.
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Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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Only 12 hours after an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell, the egg cell starts to divide. As it continues to divide, it moves along the fallopian tube toward the uterus at about 1 inch per day.
An example of an experiment that supported Beadle and Tatum's one gene
First Line Antitubercular Drugs
Optical and Radiation Pyrometry Experiment
A Schematic Representation of the Flawed Predator Experiment
Line immunoassay (LIA), also recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA) and Immuno-stripe, is similar to a ...
A time map of the genes studied in the experiment