The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
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Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier is considered the "Father of Modern Chemistry".
Aneurysm. Photograph of the aorta, the large blood vessel arising from the heart, with a large bulge
The traits Mendel used in his experiments, and the results of the F1 and F2 generation crosses.
René Descartes (1596–1650). French philosopher considered the founder of modern philosophy. A ...
Cyanosis as shown here at the patient’s fingertips results from a lack of oxygen in the tissues
Results of a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to detect SNPs