If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was discovered in 1961 in the United Kingdom. It if often referred to as a superbug. MRSA infections cause more deaths in the United States every year than AIDS.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.
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Long-term mental and physical effects from substance abuse include: paranoia, psychosis, immune deficiencies, and organ damage.
Aerial view of a blue whale showing both pectoral fins
Blue whale skeleton at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario.