The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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Atropine, along with scopolamine and hyoscyamine, is found in the Datura stramonium plant, which gives hallucinogenic effects and is also known as locoweed.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
Fluid compartments in a typical vertebrate.
Changes in the abundance and egg-hatching success rate of prairie chickens.
X-ray showing typical joint changes associated with osteoarthritis.
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Anatomy of a typical flower: cherry (Prunus avium)