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Dr. Liston’s Unsurvivable Surgery

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If you're feeling unsure about how good of a doctor you'll be when you enter med school, don't be too nervous. Dealing with amputations and the accompanying gangrene in the 1800s was no easy feat, especially for Dr. Robert Liston, yet he still made a name for himself. You can rest easy knowing you probably won't make the same mistakes he did. Curious? Read more to find out why history remembers his name. Read More

The Imagination of Body Augmentation

22 min read
Picture Teen Titan’s Cyborg’s multipurpose cybernetic arm cannon, Doctor Otto Octavius’ mechanical limbs, and the Winter Soldier’s vibranium arm. It... Read More

Slice, Sizzle, Smell

7 min read
Ever since I started living by myself in college, I’ve found joy in cooking. In fact, it has transformed into... Read More

Spooky Shrooms

8 min read
What do mushrooms, frogs, and pufferfish all have in common?  Besides being naturally occurring toxic entities, they are also found... Read More

The First Antiviral Program

5 min read
The recent measles outbreak may have you wondering how such a deadly trend could have been prevented. Read on to find out how vaccines originated, how they work, and how you can prevent measles (spoiler alert: get vaccinated). Read More

Locked Down

6 min read
As the clock struck 12 A.M. on January 1st and we added 1 to the end of the calendar year,... Read More