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Scientists have figured out how two famously poisonous plants create chemicals with surprising medical potential. After tracking thousands of genes in wolfsbane and larkspur, they identified six enzymes needed to build a complex compound called atisinium. The team recreated the process inside tobacco plants, offering a sustainable way to produce and test these rare molecules in larger amounts.
Source: Two deadly flowers could inspire powerful new medicines
Fascinating.
Sage LaJoie is used to seeing animals in need along her running route in Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge — but this one was her biggest challenge yet.
Source: Runner saves massive loggerhead sea turtle that was hopelessly flipped upside down in the sand
Nice.
Gordon Mellish says he has saved at least 10 people using CPR after being trained in the life-saving technique, but giving mouth-to-mouth to an otter pup was a completely different animal.
Source: Otter pup revived by CPR, reunited with family, after choking on net in B.C.
Pretty cool…
Binghamton researchers show the drug Vamorolone can treat very young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, preventing muscle loss.
Source: New Treatment Shows Remarkable Motor Improvements in Boys With Muscular Dystrophy—in Just 12 Weeks
Promising.
The new shells incorporating water-soluble resin can dissolve in as little as one day. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: Japan team develops ‘eco-fireworks’ with water-soluble shells to cut debris
Nice.
A remarkable horse that went blind is still on his way to becoming a dressage champion after adopting a form of equine “braille”.
Source: Blind Dressage Horse Wins Competitions By Using ‘Equine Braille’
Wow.
It was the first publicly-funded trial of the therapy
Source: Magic mushrooms can ease depression resistant to other treatments, major study finds
Very cool.
As fires burn across the Pacific Northwest, one local business is doing its part to help frontline workers.
Feline escaped his namesake fate when blaze ripped through building and displaced more than 40 families
Source: Toast the cat survives Utah apartment fire by sheltering in closet for three days
Lucky kitty!
Just one hour under a UV lamp makes a scratched lens as good as new.
Source: Contact lenses that repair themselves with UV light
Neat!