Certain rare plants containing cyanide include apricot pits and a type of potato called cassava. Fortunately, only chronic or massive ingestion of any of these plants can lead to serious poisoning.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
Nondisjunction of chromosomes
Synthesis and use of glucose in the human body
Can chichenpox infection elevate the levels of cells?
Comparison of the human LEP and mouse ob/Lep genes
The origin of duplicated and deficient regions of chromosomes
Physical distance versus recombination distance on human male and female chromosome 19