Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).
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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 average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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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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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
Plant cells expand by taking up water into their vacuoles.
Hair Anatomy
Fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) separates cells that are labeled diffe
Release of preformed and newly synthesized (de novo) mediators from mast cells.
Anemic Red Blood Cells
In oogenesis, cells enter meiosis as primary oocytes