The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
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Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
Many human diseases are caused by mutations in single genes
Muscle fibers consist of single, elongated, multinucleated cells that arise from the fusion