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Permalink scipsy: Hope Beyond Hype: free edu-comic about stem cell therapies from science discovery to working therapy written by Ken MacLeod
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Permalink surviving-science: stained glass window
Permalink harpytreehouse: Candlesnuff Fungus (Antler stage)
Permalink wordsthatididntsay: fuckyeahmolecularbiology: A human heart cell beating. What up auto rhythmic cells?
Permalink thebioguru: SEM imaging of an erythrocyte and platelet (formed elements of blood).
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Permalink whatisagorman: ahaha a baby platypus is just a ditto with a goofball nose that’s so adorable
Permalink darling-heather: I suppose that’s a good way to think. Hahaha Demented, but true.
Permalink steelenothere: that moment when..
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Permalink holymoleculesbatman: This molecule is called Epinephrine (also known as Adrenaline). It is a hormone and a neurotransmitter. Epinephrine has many functions in the body, regulating heart rate, blood vessel and air passage diameters, and metabolic shifts; epinephrine release is a crucial component of the fight-or-flight response of the sympathetic nervous system. Adrenaline is used to treat a number of conditions including: cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis, and superficial bleeding. It has been used historically for bronchospasm and hypoglycemia, but newer treatments for these, such as salbutamol, a synthetic epinephrine derivative, and dextrose, respectively, are currently preferred.
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