The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
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In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.
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Disorders that may affect pharmacodynamics include genetic mutations, malnutrition, thyrotoxicosis, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson's disease, and certain forms of insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus.
Phlebotomy. In this common procedure, a syringe needle punctures a vein, usually in the arm, and wit
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