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  2. Human uses of living things - Wikipedia

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    A variety of living things serve as models in biological research, such as in genetics, and in drug testing. Until the 19th century, plants yielded most of the medicinal drugs in common use, as described in the 1st century by Dioscorides. Plants are the source of many psychoactive drugs, some such as coca known to have been used for thousands ...

  3. Human uses of plants - Wikipedia

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    Cultural universals in all human societies include expressive forms like art, music, dance, ritual, religion, and technologies like tool usage, cooking, shelter, and clothing. The concept of material culture covers physical expressions such as technology, architecture and art, whereas immaterial culture includes principles of social ...

  4. Biological roles of the elements - Wikipedia

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    Essential for almost all living things; needed for chlorophyll, and is a co-factor for many other enzymes; has multiple medical uses. [11] Large doses can have toxic effects. [11] manganese: 25: 5a: Essential for almost all living things, although in very small amounts; it is a cofactor for many classes of enzymes.

  5. Talk:Human uses of living things/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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  6. Human uses of animals - Wikipedia

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    Different non-human animals unwillingly help humans with creating medicine that can treat certain human diseases. For example, the anticoagulant properties of snake venom are key to potential medical use. These toxins can be used to treat heart disease, pulmonary embolism, and many other diseases, all of which may originate from blood clots.

  7. Surprising Secret Uses for Things You Use Every Day - AOL

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  8. Biological system - Wikipedia

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    The notion of system (or apparatus) relies upon the concept of vital or organic function: [2] a system is a set of organs with a definite function. This idea was already present in Antiquity (Galen, Aristotle), but the application of the term "system" is more recent.

  9. Wikipedia:Contents/Human activities - Wikipedia

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    Examples include all fields of engineering. Formal science – branch of knowledge with many subbranches which are concerned with formal systems. Unlike other sciences, the formal sciences are not concerned with the validity of theories based on observations in the real world, but instead with the properties of formal systems based on ...