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Why do faces become less symmetrical with age?The aging process doesn't happen equally on both sides, leaving the human face increasingly less symmetrical with age.
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What happens to your body when you're an organ donor?With organ donation, the death of one person can lead to the survival of many others. But when a donor dies, how do doctors save their organs for transplantation?
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In rare surgery, hospital swaps man's lost thumb for a big toeThe cobbler thought he'd never work again, but the strange surgery saved his hand function.
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How surgery in infancy led to a woman's stone 60 years laterAn unused piece of intestine cooked up some trouble for this woman.
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How a Piece of Popcorn Stuck in a Man's Teeth Led to Open-Heart SurgeryGetting popcorn stuck in your teeth is usually just an annoyance, but for one man in England, it led to open-heart surgery, according to news reports.
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How long can organs stay outside the body before being transplanted?Depending on the organ, the time can range from a few hours to a day and a half.
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Doctors Removed a Melon-Size Tumor from This Man's NeckThe tumor had swelled from the size of a cherry tomato to that of a melon over the course of seven months.
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A Man's Dentures Were Stuck in His Throat for More Than a WeekA U.K. man's dentures fell down his throat during surgery and were stuck there for more than a week before they were discovered.
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Japanese Scientists Plan to Create Human-Mouse Hybrids. Here's How.Some unusual embryos may soon be growing in Japan: those of human-mouse and human-rat hybrids, news sources are reporting.
