|
|
The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
Multiple sclerosis is a condition wherein the body's nervous system is weakened by an autoimmune reaction that attacks the myelin sheaths of neurons.
People who have myopia, or nearsightedness, are not able to see objects at a distance but only up close. It occurs when the cornea is either curved too steeply, the eye is too long, or both. This condition is progressive and worsens with time. More than 100 million people in the United States are nearsighted, but only 20% of those are born with the condition. Diet, eye exercise, drug therapy, and corrective lenses can all help manage nearsightedness.
Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
![Apply deep effleurage to the thigh from knee to superior thigh. Cover anterior, medial, and lateral ...](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/33/medium_380798_23_08_17_1_04_32_330731825.jpeg)
![Effleurage to adductor muscles. Bend the knee and open the leg to access adductor muscles. Resecure ...](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/33/medium_380798_23_08_17_5_45_16_332421166.jpeg)