Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
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Street names for barbiturates include reds, red devils, yellow jackets, blue heavens, Christmas trees, and rainbows. They are commonly referred to as downers.
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According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
Plasmids in a bacterial cell.
Proteomes and their relationship to cell structure, function, and organization.