Imagine stepping outside on a cloudy day, feeling confident that your skin is safe from the sun's rays simply because the sun is hidden behind a layer of clouds. This common belief can be...
One of the fundamental reactions we teach in organic chemistry is 鈥渘ucleophilic substitution鈥� in which an atom or group of atoms in a molecule is exchanged for another one. Quite logically, the...
Recently, a carpet burn removed the epidermis, the top layer of my skin, of my upper middle finger. It left a large open wound on my hand. Fortunately, I was close to the ocean so I could swim in...
Burns, injuries to the skin caused by heat, radiation, electricity, friction, or chemicals, are among the most common and painful injuries. Throughout history, a variety of unusual and sometimes...
When it comes to health matters, scientists rarely make statements that do not begin with 鈥渕ay.鈥� But here is one. Excessive exposure to sunlight causes skin cancer! There鈥檚 no 鈥渕ay鈥� about it. And...
Up until recently, if bacteria were detected in your blood you would be in a world of trouble. Blood was long considered to be sterile, meaning free of viable microorganisms like bacteria. When...
What does the appendix even do? When we think about this little finger-shaped pouch hanging off of our digestive tract, it鈥檚 often as a ticking time bomb.
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