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Indian TB cases 'can't be cured'

keeperofthekeys wrote in ontd_science Jan 19, 2012 11:56

Tuberculosis which appears to be totally resistant to antibiotic treatment has been reported for the first time by Indian doctors.

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discussion, too phobic for this post, health/disease, evolution/adaptation

Doomsday: How BP Gulf disaster may have triggered a 'world-killing' event

swanlight wrote in ontd_science Jul 10, 2010 22:11

by Terrence Aym ( Read more... )

things that make you want to die, human impact, oceanography, too phobic for this post, omfg, controversy/debate, fail, accidents/disasters, marine biology, geology, oh no they didn't!, ocean life, science gone bad!, fraud

Don't Call the Guatemala Sinkhole a Sinkhole.

ecto_gammat wrote in ontd_science Jun 03, 2010 10:40

Originally found at ontdcreepy, but I thought this might be relevant to our interests. Apologies if you see this twice.

DON'T CALL THE GUATEMALA SINKHOLE A SINKHOLE

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things that make you want to die, too phobic for this post, geology

Sea Creature Surfaces, Chaos Ensues

ninasafiri wrote in ontd_science Mar 31, 2010 18:12

A submarine exploring the ocean's depths recently returned with an unexpected visitor: a crablike critter that has left many readers startled and horrified ( Read more... )

things that make you want to die, marine biology, too phobic for this post, discovery, ocean life, strange but true!

Can your flip-flops kill you?

angi_is_altered wrote in ontd_science Aug 18, 2009 14:32

Ah, the casual, comfortable flip-flop: A symbol of summertime, an emblem of relaxation - and a harbinger of death?

OK, well, that may be overstating it a little bit - but not by too terribly much, health experts say.

TODAY, with the help of the University of Miami emergency mobile flip-flop lab, tested some footwear and found that there were more ( Read more... )

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