Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
The family tree of HIV and related viruses
Phylogenetic tree of reverse transcriptase sequences