In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
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Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the United States are pregnant.
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Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.
The hierarchy of forces governing protein structure.
Structure of silk
Basic chemical structure and synthesis of catecholamines. The synthesis of norepinephrine occurs in ...
Structure of tryptophan synthase
Structure of a bacterial nucleoid, showing independent domains of supercoiling