There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
Elk at the Opal terrace at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park
A replaceable PROM used in an older General Motors computer. Notice that the sealed access panel ...
Increased neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus following damage. The left panel shows (1) an ...
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, Africa.