An apparent case of mistaken identity in Galveston landed a man in jail for days in May after police thought the innocent patient leaving the hospital was an escaped prison inmate. There were no escapees. ... continue reading
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"I’m vaccinated. I’m boosted. And I still got infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19. Here’s what I learned, and what it means for the possible end of this pandemic. References and sources:... continue reading
posted by ant 2 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 106 views • 17:55From Youtube, "You are not a person, you are a planet, made of roughly 40 trillion cells. There is so much of you, that if your cells were human-sized, you would be as big as 20 Mount Everests. For your... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 2 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 313 views • 11:46The human immune system is the most complex biological system we know, after the human brain, and yet, most of us never learn how it works. Or what it is. Your immune System consists of hundreds of tiny... continue reading
posted by eric3579 2 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 724 views • 10:48YouTube description: This Valentine’s Day, send a little love to your bacterial buddies! Our microbes keep us healthy, but some bacteria give their animal companions superpowers, like immunity to... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 245 views • 12:11A new polio epidemic could happen in the USA as more parents opt out of immunization.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 70 views • 7:09I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month ago • 419 views • 11:27"Cleaner isn't always healthier."
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 302 views • 6:42"Urushiol oil in poison sumac, poison oak, and poison ivy may produce a severe skin rash. Timely urushiol removal can prevent poison ivy skin reaction. The key is to understand how poison ivy works... ... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 9 months ago • 1,239 views • 5:14YouTube: In August 2015, Jimmy Carter announced that he had a form of cancer that spread to his liver and brain. A few months later he reported the cancer was gone. How?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 498 views • 4:25YouTube: It may not look like it sitting in that cute bear bottle, but honey is a supercharged bacteria-killing powerhouse!
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 724 views • 4:20I hate needles!
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 505 views • 3:27Depends on your species.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 125 views • 8:49Doing my part to help end hunger worldwide!
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 321 views • 3:31"Vaccines save more than 9 million lives each year ... "
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 910 views • 2:48"Eternal youth wouldn't make us invincible." YouTube: References: Aubert, G. & Lansdorp, P. M. (2008) Telomeres and aging. Physiological Review 88(2): 557–579. http://simonadellemonache.com/dispens... ... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 10 months ago • 581 views • 2:58YouTube: How can we transplant animal tissue into humans? And will we ever be able to grow customized organs?
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years ago • 98 views • 4:45"But sometimes severely rotten flesh is the only item on the menu."
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 weeks ago • 353 views • 2:48"Our herd is being compromised."
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