It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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Sperm cells are so tiny that 400 to 500 million (400,000,000–500,000,000) of them fit onto 1 tsp.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
Some of the bacteria that can fix atmospheric nitrogen, converting it into a form usable by plants.
Plants
Leaf-rolling weevil
Pathway for synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in plants and animals