Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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You should not take more than 1,000 mg of vitamin E per day. Doses above this amount increase the risk of bleeding problems that can lead to a stroke.
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Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that has been fatal in at least 29% of cases, and in as many as 83% of cases, depending on the patient's health prior to infection. It has occurred often after natural disasters such as tornados, and early treatment is essential.
Examples of different cell types in humans
Schematic of typical animal cell depicting the various organelles and structures.
Transport of mRNP particles from a yeast mother cell into the bud
The Head Start program was designed to increase the school readiness of low-income children.
Carbapenems and Miscellaneous Cell Wall Inhibitors
Flow data for a healthy donor (top panel) and a HIV positive patient. CD3 is a T-cell marker, CD4 is ...