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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Your skin wrinkles if you stay in the bathtub a long time because the outermost layer of skin (which consists of dead keratin) swells when it absorbs water. It is tightly attached to the skin below it, so it compensates for the increased area by wrinkling. This happens to the hands and feet because they have the thickest layer of dead keratin cells.