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When and Why is Blood Typing Done?
Fans of the popular television show ER know how important blood type is in an emergency. 'Start the O-neg,' shouts…
Your Friend, the Fat Cell
A healthy, adult human body contains about 35 billion fat cells. Each contains about 0.5 micrograms of fat. Stored fat…
Who was Typhoid Mary?
Mary Mallon lived in New York about 100 years ago, and worked as a cook. It seemed that every family she worked for…
The Placebo Effect
To test new drugs, researchers usually divide their subjects into two groups. One group receives the experimental drug.…
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