Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
Ribosome structure
Base pairing between pre-mRNA, U1 snRNA, and U2 snRNA early in the splicing proc
Steps in protein synthesis: The DNA is used as a template to make mRNA (transcription). The mRNA is ...