Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Adult head lice are gray, about ? inch long, and often have a tiny dot on their backs. A female can lay between 50 and 150 eggs within the several weeks that she is alive. They feed on human blood.
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A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
Crop plants developed by selective breeding of the wild mustard plant.