May 2012
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April 2012
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ellaminnowpea asked: concerning pedicles, there's a documentary called Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery wherein the host looks at old surgery practices in detail and does a bit on pedicles. topdocumentaryfilms#com/blood-and-guts-a-history-of-surgery/ Replace # with period.
Apr 29th
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thesearethethingsiknow asked: Have you got anything more on coelacanths? They are just so cool. I have a whole book about the scientific discovery of their continued existence.
Apr 28th
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Anonymous asked: I think wild populations of cheetah become almost extinct in the 1950s & 1960s due to hunting. What's particularly sad is that their MHC gene polymorphism is very limited, so theoretically, they could be wiped out by a plague :(
Apr 23rd
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Anonymous asked: More about prions! They're amazing and unlike any other infectious agents. Mmmm brains!
Apr 21st
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Apr 19th
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History of Anesthesia.
fuckyeahmedicalstuff: The primary motive was to save countless lives that were lost every year by diseases and conditions unknown to the physicians of the time. This led to the increased practice of surgery which was often hindered by the excruciating pain it brought to the patients. In an effort to relieve pain during surgery, surgeons employed all kinds of means they could. Some used...
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christinezilla asked: So, just saw your post about pedicles. A friend of mine who was injured during combat (OEF) in 2010 had pedicle flap done after multiple surgeries. He had a gsw to the right forearm, and lost a lot of tissue and some bone. I'm not sure of the extent of his injuries because I didn't want to pry and make him re-live the experience, but he did show me his pedicle, where his forearm was...
Apr 17th
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truantpony asked: Omg, pedicles are awesome. Do you have any vintage pictures?
Apr 17th
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leftfieldfreeform asked: ...just saw some vintage pictures of pedicle flaps used for re-constructive surgery. Extremely gnarly stuff, to say the least, but quite fascinating. Is this technique still utilized nowadays?
Apr 17th
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Classification of Chemical Agents
There are four primary classes of Lethal Agents that are produced as weapons. There are also two classes of Non-Lethal Harassing Agents. Lethal Agents Lethal agents are classified by the affect that they have on the body, as all have the capacity to cause death. Blood Agents: Phosgene, Hydrogen Cyanide, Arsine - Prevent the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the body tissues. Causes a...
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Apr 13th
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"As bad a mode of warfare as poisoning the wells...
In 1675, the first major agreement on chemical warfare was brokered between France and the Holy Roman Empire in Strasbourg. The treaty prohibited the use of poisoned bullets and missiles (such as arrows), and was, for the most part, actually fairly well-observed by all sides. Chemical warfare, though still proposed from time-to-time by weapons engineers and strategists, was largely dismissed...
Apr 12th
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Early Chemical Warfare in Europe and the New World
After the decline of the Roman Empire, there was very little usage of chemical weaponry, despite the accusations of many against minority groups. The Plague and the Church controlled the hearts and minds of the populace, and neither were conducive to new innovations in weaponry. That’s not to say interest was completely lost in the tactic, though. During the Medieval Era and Renaissance,...
Apr 12th
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Early Chemical Warfare: Antiquity
Though chemical weapons became well-known and feared during the First World War, evidence of their use goes back almost 15,000 years, to the South African San tribes, which utilized poison from scorpions and snakes on their arrow tips used for hunting. However, unlike the Mesoamerican peoples who were shown to have used curare vine and dart frog poison on their weapons several thousand years...
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thesearethethingsiknow asked: So you've kiindly given me a bunch of info on Axolotls, but what I really need to know is how to properly pronounce it. I've known about them for ages, and in my head I say it like 'axe-oat-el' but I have no clue if that's right. Can you help me out?
Apr 12th
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Anonymous asked: hi, I was wondering if you have anything on nutritional disorders like pellagra? I am working on a report about pellagra because of it being an epidemic in our refugee camps and would like to know what it was in history. Thank you =)
Apr 9th
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Anonymous asked: Why don't you like rabbits?
Apr 8th
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Anonymous asked: WHY ARE YOU STILL AWAKE! THE EASTER BUNNNNY WONT COME IF YOU ARE AWAKE!
Apr 8th
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