Ghouls (and a few other things)
GHOULS A ghoul is a demon-like being or monstrous humanoid. The concept originated in pre-Islamic Arabian religion. Modern fiction often uses the term to label a certain kind of un
Ghoul Busters: Indianapolis guards its dead (or does it?) by Stephen J. Taylor
JANUARY 24, 2015 STEPHEN J. TAYLOR Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana’s Digital Newspaper Program From the late 1800’s into the early years of the 20th century, Indiana’s
The Graves Violated – Not Very Many Bodies Are Left In Greenlawn Cemetery (Indianapolis Journal, 1899)
GRAVES VIOLATED. The city owns a strip of ground, acquired from the squatters along the river front, immediately adjoining the cemetery and extending to the river, and if successfu
A coffin, a corpse and a baseball field: The strange history of Indianapolis’ Greenlawn Cemetery (by Dawn Mitchell, IndyStar)
by Dawn Mitchell, IndyStar, April 17, 2019 It’s not uncommon during excavation for new construction in Indianapolis that one might unearth artifacts, such as bottles, blackb
👉 A neomort is a braindead person who can be kept on life support for organ transplantation, medical and nursing education, and drug research. 👈
A brain-dead human being that could be kept on life support for organ transplantation, medical and nursing education, and drug research.
Charles Warren Stoddard
Grace is savage and must be savage in order to be perfect.
The extermination of the incurably ill and the mentally defective prompted the most effective episcopal protest against the actions of the Nazi regime
It was, in fact, the extermination of the incurably ill and the mentally defective that prompted the most effective episcopal protest against the actions of the Nazi regime. In a s
Concentration Camp Legumes – WWII
During the Second World War, on the order of Colonel I. Murgescu, commandant of the Vapniarka concentration camp in Transnistria, the detainees – most of them Jews –
Lysine Tyrosylquinone (LTQ)
LTQ does not have a wikipedia page so I will check elsewhere. In the meantime, I found another reason to just say no to beans – osteolathyrism aka odoratism, which is a form
Green fluorescent protein (GFP)
The green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a protein that exhibits bright green fluorescence when exposed to light in the blue to ultraviolet range. Prendergast FG, Mann KG (Au
Desmosine
Desmosine is an amino acid found uniquely in elastin, a protein found in connective tissue such as skin, lungs, and elastic arteries. Desmosine is a component of elasti
Protein secondary structure
Protein secondary structure is the three dimensional form of local segments of proteins. The two most common secondary structural elements are alpha helices and beta she