In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
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The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
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Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
Quadrants of the Left Breast
Patient receiving ultrasound treatment to the left elbow.
Left Brain, Right Brain
(a) The Dmanisi cranium (right) shows similarities to early African H. erectus including the Narioko
Functional Differences between Right and Left Hemispheres
Anatomy of a seed. Left, corn (Zea Mays), a monocot; right, pea (Pisum sativum), a eudicot