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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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As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.
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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.