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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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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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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.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.