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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Warfarin was developed as a consequence of the study of a strange bleeding disorder that suddenly occurred in cattle on the northern prairies of the United States in the early 1900s.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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