Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.
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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
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Fewer than 10% of babies are born on their exact due dates, 50% are born within 1 week of the due date, and 90% are born within 2 weeks of the date.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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As of mid-2016, 18.2 million people were receiving advanced retroviral therapy (ART) worldwide. This represents between 43–50% of the 34–39.8 million people living with HIV.
Discovery of apoptosis in the adrenal cortex by Kerr, Wyllie, and Currie
The extrinsic pathway for apoptosis in mammals
Apoptosis Diagram
Apoptosis
cell signaling + Apoptosis
Normal white blood cell and a white blood cell undergoing apoptosis
