The lipid bilayer is made of phospholipids. They are arranged in a double layer because one of their ends is attracted to water while the other is repelled by water.
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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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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
Example of variance documentation
How to manually find the mean, variance, and standard deviation for a set of numbers
