Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).
Did you know?
Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the United States are pregnant.
Did you know?
There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
Did you know?
In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
Did you know?
Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Grime's classification of plant life-history strategies
Major Events in the History of Psychology (2 of 6)
History
Conventions commonly encountered in human pedigrees
Problem
Cast of a Fossil Dunkleosteus, with a human to illustrate scale