More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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The FDA recognizes 118 routes of administration.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
These two species of bedstraw grow predominately on different soil types: Galium saxatile (shown her