The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
Dolphin Anatomy
Rat's anatomy
Anatomy diagram
snake mouth anatomy
Anatomy of a seed. Left, corn (Zea Mays), a monocot; right, pea (Pisum sativum), a eudicot