Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
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Atropine, along with scopolamine and hyoscyamine, is found in the Datura stramonium plant, which gives hallucinogenic effects and is also known as locoweed.
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Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.
Major parts of a kidney
Primary embryonic membrane development
Primary neurulation
Geothermal energy and powers Earth’s systems
On the Flexible Item Selection Task (FIST) children are presented with three cards