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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
Coca-Cola originally used coca leaves and caffeine from the African kola nut. It was advertised as a therapeutic agent and "pickerupper." Eventually, its formulation was changed, and the coca leaves were removed because of the effects of regulation on cocaine-related products.
The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.