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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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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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Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.