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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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31 |
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid and contains genetic code. |
Science > Biology |
02/06/09 |
|
32 |
Decompression sickness, or "the bends", can result when previously dissolved nitrogen forms gas bubbles within the body. |
Science > Biology |
09/16/08 |
|
33 |
Cytoplasm is the jelly-like fluid between the nucleus and the cell membrane; it is mostly made of water. |
Science > Biology |
12/27/08 |
|
34 |
Children affected with Progeria usually die at an average of 13 years. |
Science > Biology |
04/01/09 |
|
35 |
Charles Darwin came up with a concept called Natural Selection. |
Science > Biology |
05/17/12 |
|
36 |
Carcinogens are any substances that have the capability of causing cancer. |
Science > Biology |
02/03/09 |
|
37 |
Carbohydrates are made up of three elements: carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; they have a monomer of sugars or starches. |
Science > Biology |
02/05/09 |
|
38 |
By mass, about 65% of the human body is composed of the element oxygen. |
Science > Biology |
02/02/09 |
|
39 |
By mass, about 3% of the human body is composed of the element nitrogen. |
Science > Biology |
02/02/09 |
|
40 |
By mass, about 18% of the human body is composed of the element carbon. |
Science > Biology |
02/03/09 |
|
41 |
By mass, about 10% of the human body is composed of the element hydrogen. |
Science > Biology |
02/02/09 |
|
42 |
Budding is a form of reproduction in which a new organism is formed from a protrusion of an existing organism. |
Science > Biology |
01/16/09 |
|
43 |
Blood vessels that carry blood back toward the heart are called veins. |
Science > Biology |
06/25/08 |
|
44 |
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called arteries. |
Science > Biology |
06/20/08 |
|
45 |
Biology is the science of life and living organisms. |
Science > Biology |
06/18/08 |
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