In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
Some organisms used as models in genetic research
Many ideologies stem from older theories. The ideas of the philosophers are simplified. Ideologies
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