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The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.