The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
Lake 226 at the Experimental Lakes Area divided in half.
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