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The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.
Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.
There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.