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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The lipid bilayer is made of phospholipids. They are arranged in a double layer because one of their ends is attracted to water while the other is repelled by water.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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There are actually 60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids, and three essential fatty acids that your body needs every day.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
Tornado Formation: Nonsupercell Tornado Development
Radiative forcing expresses change in energy input over time
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Progressive restriction of cell fate during development in Drosophila
Development of the Dungeness crab (Cancer magister). The crabs live for 8 to 10 years.