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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.
The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.