Human neurons are so small that they require a microscope in order to be seen. However, some neurons can be up to 3 feet long, such as those that extend from the spinal cord to the toes.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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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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ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.
The experiment performed by Jacob, Monod, and Pardee to study a lacI constitutive mutant
Harland and colleagues discovered the morphogen noggin using expression cloning.
Parasite removal experiments.
Children Understanding Death
Experiments that showed DNA to be the genetic substance
Principles of Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children (Ball et al.)