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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 oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.
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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.