Salt and pepper can refer to many things other than the condiments — such as films, an album, a musical group, noise, etc. (Here is a relatively comprehensive list of things salt n’ pepper.) Some of those things are medical. The eye is not an uncommon target for those who think about food while they work. […]
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Your eyes look like sunflowers (or: careful with copper)
Chromium, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium and zinc sound like the components of a sophisticated machine – indeed there are, when you consider that the human body is a machine. Below is an account of how one of these components can make parts of a person resemble a sunflower: Copper in small quantities is essential […]
Dr. Voulgari studies vulgar eyes
Nominative determination arises again, in this case where Dr. Voulgari studies vulgar eyes, points out investigator Ivan Oransky: “Corneal Melt in a Woman with Longstanding Rheumatoid Arthritis,” C. Iliou, N. Anthis, N. Tsifetaki, G. Kitsos and Paraskevi V. Voulgari [pictured here], Arthritis and Rheumatism, Epub. Oct 3, 2011. The authors are at the University of […]
I am an eye, if I am an urchin, says Sam
Biology continues to prove itself weird almost (but not quite) beyond imagining. A press release from the University of Gothenberg, Sweden, quotes scientist Sam Dupont [pictured here, with two eyes] as saying: “We argue that the entire adult sea urchin can act as a huge compound eye, and that the shadow that is cast by […]