In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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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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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
Underside of a Thorny devil, an agamid, Western Australia
Most of the world’s remaining gorillas are western lowland gorillas.
Energy Resources range from inexhaustible to nonrenewable