Tag: drugs

  • With Genetic Tweak Maize Cells Produce Enzyme-Replacement Drug

    Some complex protein drugs need to be made by culturing mammalian cells. Plant biologists have developed a way to manufacture the necessary enzymes for drugs in maize. Read more @ SciTechDaily

  • Heavy Teenage Cannabis Use Leads to Drop in IQ

    It seems like something straightforward in essence, but apparently being a heavy cannabis smoker as a teenager results in a significant cognitive decline in adulthood, something that is not seen comparably in adult users of the drug. Read more @ SciTechDaily

  • Amino Acid Organocatalyst Halves Synthesis of Prostaglandin-Class Drugs

    Prostaglandin class drugs are a class of hormone-like chemicals that influence processes including blood circulation and inflammation. Their use offers a way to churn out different versions of the molecules thanks to organocatalysis, an organic chemistry discipline that speeds up chemical reactions with the help of carbon-based molecules to avoid the drawbacks of metal catalysts.…

  • Hydrogen-Bubble-Powered Microrockets Could Deliver Drugs Directly Into Patient’s Bodies

    Researchers have been designing a wide variety of self-propelled micromotors, many which operate using an oxygen-bubble propulsion mechanism that requires a high concentration of hydrogen peroxide as fuel, which in turn is hazardous at high concentrations, hindering its usefulness in biomedical applications. In a new study, scientists have created a new type of micromotor that…

  • In the Future, Drug Dealers Will Be Robots

    In Nurse Jackie, one of the main characters, who was a pharmacist, got replaced by some drug dealing machine. It didn’t take long before he got his job back because the machine was stupid. This robot is anything but stupid – and pharmacists, hospital orderlies, and drug dealers, beware! You could soon be replaced. Read…

  • Weeds Felling and Swamping S06E02 (Showtime)

    Weeds is an American satirical comedy television series. Marie-Louise Parker plays a widowed housewife named Nancy Botwin from an affluent California suburb who becomes an upper-middle-class marijuana dealer to make ends meet. Things started slowly, with Nancy just dealing a bit of weed on the side. It rapidly became more serious. She went from being…

  • Weeds Twack S06E01 (Showtime)

    Weeds is an American satirical comedy television series. Marie-Louise Parker plays a widowed housewife named Nancy Botwin from an affluent California suburb who becomes an upper-middle-class marijuana dealer to make ends meet. Things started slowly, with Nancy just dealing a bit of weed on the side. It rapidly became more serious. She went from being…

  • The Advent of Digital Drugs

    Reminds me of the herbal ecstasy craze from a few years ago. I’m not really concerned, but I bet that if enough money is poured into this, there will be digital drugs in some fashion or the other within 10 years. Once a machine can be safely linked to neural pathways, digital drugs will be…

  • Weed Card

    Weed Card sung by Riki “Garfunkel” Lindhome and Kate “Oates” Micucci. (via animal ny)

  • Weeds Su-Su-Sucio S05E03 (Showtime)

    Weeds is an American satirical comedy television series. Marie-Louise Parker plays a widowed housewife named Nancy Botwin from an affluent California suburb who becomes an upper-middle-class marijuana dealer to make ends meet. Things started slowly, with Nancy just dealing a bit of weed on the side. It rapidly became more serious. She went from being…