Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
Far side of the Moon
Comparison of Ceres with the Moon and Earth
Enceladus (Saturn's Moon)
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