The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the United States are pregnant.
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Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.