Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Pill Popper Extraordinaire
The Guardian has an article today about a guy who took 40,000 hits of Ecstacy over a nine-year period. As Rocketman points out, the guy clearly had 'issues' beforehand... but I'd still like to pat the guy on the back, even though he probably couldn't feel it because his brain is mush.
Are you one of those people who has a problem with "breaking the seal" early in a night of drinking? Well, the solution could be as simple as a custom-made bladder. These scientists took cells from a person's damaged bladder, re-engineered a new bladder with those cells, and replaced the old bladder, with the engineered one. Apparently the new bladders have worked for up to seven years, with no ill effects. These people don't even need to take nasty anti-rejection drugs, because the bladder is their own. Furthermore:
From now on, I'm going to put the boots to my liver and lungs. I can just replace them later!
Over in Augusta, GA, Hootie's assault on distance has caught the ire of many players. Poor ol' Hootie is out destroying the beauty of Augusta, as a personal vendetta against Tiger Woods for 'shaming the golf course' in 1997.
Saddam Hussein is charged with genocide today. My question is, does anybody care?
Wow. This cop in South Africa really freaked out! This is the same country where a disgruntled farmer fed an ex-employee to lions.
Are you one of those people who has a problem with "breaking the seal" early in a night of drinking? Well, the solution could be as simple as a custom-made bladder. These scientists took cells from a person's damaged bladder, re-engineered a new bladder with those cells, and replaced the old bladder, with the engineered one. Apparently the new bladders have worked for up to seven years, with no ill effects. These people don't even need to take nasty anti-rejection drugs, because the bladder is their own. Furthermore:
Atala, who is now working to grow 20 different tissues and organs, including blood vessels and hearts, in the laboratory, says the approach needs further study before it can be widely used.
From now on, I'm going to put the boots to my liver and lungs. I can just replace them later!
Over in Augusta, GA, Hootie's assault on distance has caught the ire of many players. Poor ol' Hootie is out destroying the beauty of Augusta, as a personal vendetta against Tiger Woods for 'shaming the golf course' in 1997.
Saddam Hussein is charged with genocide today. My question is, does anybody care?
Wow. This cop in South Africa really freaked out! This is the same country where a disgruntled farmer fed an ex-employee to lions.
