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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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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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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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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.