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The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."
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About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
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The liver is the only organ that has the ability to regenerate itself after certain types of damage. As much as 25% of the liver can be removed, and it will still regenerate back to its original shape and size. However, the liver cannot regenerate after severe damage caused by alcohol.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
Anterior and posterior views of the adult human skeleton
Human Cardiovascular System
Psychological Dimensions of the Visual World
Personality Types in Harry Potter
The human X chromosome (left) and the Y chromosome (right). This false-color scanning electron micro
The two species of cichlids in Lake Apoyo exhibit distinctive morphologies