The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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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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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
Endangered species
Myosin has two heavy chains (in two shades of pink),
Evolution of Primate Species
Wind that lifts the hairy modified sepals of a dandelion (Taraxacum) fruit may carry the attached se