The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
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Multiple sclerosis is a condition wherein the body's nervous system is weakened by an autoimmune reaction that attacks the myelin sheaths of neurons.
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Essential fatty acids have been shown to be effective against ulcers, asthma, dental cavities, and skin disorders such as acne.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
Some scholars regard Walt Whitman as a poet of nature, and others, a poet of the body—a reference to
Annibale Carracci, Landscape with Flight into Egypt.
A BQM-74E drone as it leaves the flight deck of a missile frigate.