The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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More than one-third of adult Americans are obese. Diseases that kill the largest number of people annually, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, can be attributed to diet.
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Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
Heritability (h2) of Addiction to Specific Addictive Agents
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Hemostatic Agents Are Available as Dressings or Granules