Did you know?
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
Did you know?
Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).
Did you know?
Recent studies have shown that the number of medication errors increases in relation to the number of orders that are verified per pharmacist, per work shift.
Did you know?
In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
Did you know?
When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.
Where mangrove diversity is high, mangrove species show clear patterns of vertical zonation relative
Human Tail
Human brain
Inside of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Diagram illustrates how the dimensions of masculinity and femininity
Comparison of the human LEP and mouse ob/Lep genes