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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.

