Tag: Drugs

  • Snake Venom: A Timeless Fascination

    The history of humans studying snake venom is as fascinating as the venom itself, stretching back thousands of years. Let’s take a journey through time to explore how venom has captivated and terrified humanity, and how our understanding has evolved. Ancient Beginnings: Venom as Weapon and Medicine Humans have been aware of venom’s power since…

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  • Thorazine: chemical straitjacket

    This is the absolutely bonkers tale of Thorazine, the wonder drug that turned mental hospitals into zombie discos! Picture this: It’s the 1950s, and French scientists are busy cooking up antihistamines like they’re trying to win a sneezing contest. But oops! They accidentally create a drug that makes people act like they’ve had a lobotomy…

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