#antibacterials

[scientificinquirer-blog]

DAILY DOSE: NASA Revises Costly Mars Sample Return Strategy; Getting Off Obesity Drugs Isn't So Great.

NASA SEEKS NEW PLANS FOR MARS SAMPLE RETURN. NASA is revising its Mars Sample Return (MSR) strategy to retrieve samples collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars, as escalating costs and delays have made the original plan untenable. Initially projected to cost between $2.5 and $3 billion, an independent review now estimates the cost at $11 billion, with a return not expected until 2040—delays…

[pangur-and-grim]

angel of grease

[ryllen]

still on with the vegetable debate 🥗🥬🥒🥦🚜🧑‍🌾

[inkskinned]

so one time i got bit by a brown recluse which is one of the only types of spider in my area that's actually dangerous and at first i didn't know what had happened to me, only that it was nasty. the swelling wasn't going down and the wound started to get ugly. i don't want to like get into the details because that's gross but it got to the point 2 weeks later that i was worried enough to go to the doctor, which i hate doing.

i am not afraid of spiders but other people are so i'd been covering it with this big ole square bandage (i needed more landscape coverage than a simple bandaid) and sat in the university medical waiting room, kicking my heels and playing BOTW. the nurse who admitted me was like, oh, we have got to get Tom to cover this one. she wrote spider bite under my ticket.

i waited in the near-empty building for like an hour and then nurse tom shows up in spiderman scrubs, out of breath. "sorry," he says, "i saw - your slip - and I had," he heaves in a breath, "to run home and. get. these scrubs. i literally. ran. felt like a job. for. spiderman."

i laugh. he puts his hands on his knees, thumbs-ups at me. fishes a pamphlet out from under his clipboard that basically says spiders can be scary but you don't need to be scared, there's very few dangerous spiders in new england. "honestly," he wheezes, "we probably don't need to get you into an exam room. just..." he waves his hand at the pamphlet, "read that."

i look down at my arm. then back at him in his scrubs. and then down at my arm. i like that he made an effort to make a joke, but now it does not feel like a good joke, because they are mistaking my calm for a lack of injury. "can i. like. at least show you the bite?"

he gives me kind of a weird look, which is fair, but then says. "if. i mean, if you have to."

i peel the bandage off. his face goes green.

"oh," he says.

"yeah, man."

"a... spider bit you?" his voice is high and tight and trembling. he backs up a few steps.

"i think a brown recluse," i offer. "i know it's nasty, sorry."

"excuse me for a moment." he looks over to the administering nurse on the other side of the small room. "i need to find someone else to take care of you."

the administering nurse smiles over to us with a degree of pleasure that is almost salivating. for a moment, like a window opening, i am briefly aware of what must be a psychic message floating amongst the in-between. her jaguar teeth all say this is like a party for me and i know exactly what i'm doing.

"oh no, tom," she says, grinning. "i gave her to you specifically."

[canisalbus]

Machete is much like meringue with his pure white and often pointy appearance and very hard and brittle surface that if you are able to break through reveals sweetness inside.

Vasco on the other hand resembles honey with his rich and warm yellow color that softly flows to embrace anything it touches. His softness must not be mistaken as a weakness for he can be strong and tough like the sugar crystals rendering honey solid, but he can be returned to his soft form once again if shown a little warmth.

And most importantly, soft and warm honey can soften the hard surface of meringue, without breaking it.

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[materialsscienceandengineering]

A delicate nanoflower that is downright deadly to bacteria

A carnation-like nanostructure could someday be used in bandages to promote wound healing. Researchers report in ACS Applied Bio Materials that laboratory tests of their nanoflower-coated dressings demonstrate antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and biocompatible properties. They say these results show these tannic acid and copper(II) phosphate sprouted nanoflower bandages are promising candidates for treating infections and inflammatory conditions. Nanoflowers are tiny, self-assembling structures. But their large surface area provides plenty of space to attach drug molecules, making the flowers particularly suitable for delivering medications.

Read more.

[kaiasky]

if honey is antibacterial... how mead...

[dougielombax]

Antichrist sounds like a kind of antibacterial spray or solute or other such concoction.

In my mind…

“Oh. You’ll need some antichrist for that.”

[exteenpopstar]

everyone look at my new lol surprise toothbrush she is having. an existential crisis

[hanzajesthanza]

i think it would be really funny if regis had a kind of fucked-up haircut

“he could save everyone except himself” but like with regard to the barbery, and not the surgery. kind of like when chefs don’t cook very well for themselves. or when fashion designers wear sweatpants all day.

but moreover. i think the aesthetic effects of a bad haircut would help to dampen his natural lugosian allure and good looks. to reduce any potential suspicions

[canisalbus]

ohhhhh mtg god i just realized. machete and vasco are the color of milk and honey

Codename Milk and Honey

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Scientists engineer nanostructured surfaces hostile to bacteria but friendly to cells

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created nanostructured alumina surfaces which are strongly antibacterial but can be used to culture cells. They found that anodic porous alumina (APA) surfaces prepared using electrochemistry in concentrated sulfuric acid had unprecedented resistance to bacterial growth, but did not hamper cell cultures. The work is published in the journal Langmuir. The team's technology promises to have a big impact on regenerative medicine, where high quality cell cultures without bacterial contamination may be produced without antibiotics.

Read more.

[y2kbeautyandother2000sstuff]

Bath and Body Works Mango Mandarin Anti Bacterial Deep Cleansing Hand Soap

early 2000s (maybe late 1990s??)

Found on Ebay, user  lovesspots813 

[catgrandpa]

Aizawa never smells the same.

He always take morning showers when he’s still half asleep. He’ll grab whatever soap is nearest him to wash up with. No need to look, soap is soap and it all cleans the same. If it doesn’t lather, it’s probably conditioner and he just tries again.

Sometimes it’s one of Hizashi’s 300 hair and body products.

Sometimes it’s Eri’s ‘No Tears!’ apple scented kids shampoo.

Sometimes it’s whichever scent body wash Hitoshi liked the best at the store the last time they went.

He never smells the same, and this fact is a closely guarded and much coveted secret by those who have gotten close to him enough times to know.

[bitchapalooza]

I have to use my own experience of mild fear of needles to write a fic of Zoro having to get shots. Why? Because 💖✨I just want to✨💖

[nugge-is-my-duckie]

Every time I get even the slightest sore throat, I start acting like a 19th-century vampire hunter and try banishing it with garlic

And hey, it works like half the time, so those guys were onto something there