fun facts
How to launder Mexican drug money.
Sending pallets of cash across the border is risky. So, what’s a drug cartel to do? | learn more
Tag: drugs
book recommendations
Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
Author: Thomas Hager Before a drug can change the world, it must be discovered. Ten Drugs tells stories of these fateful discoveries. Taken together, they paint a picture of humanity’s long and complicated relationship with drugs. We often hear polarized […]
under the microscope
Liquid metal shredder kills superbugs without drugs
Hope is on the horizon for a new weapon against antibiotic resistance: “magnetic nanoparticles that physically tear them to shreds.” | learn more
under the microscope
Delivering drugs with bacteria
I stumbled across this while learning about how to deliver microbes beyond the treacherous environment of the stomach. “The new ‘bacteria in a pill’ approach does things differently. Instead of pumping out a drug and purifying it in the lab, […]
oh, chicago
Chicago police arrest 53 people in illegal guns and drugs sting
Sellers were active in private Facebook groups. The cops had to go undercover with fake names to join, and they’re a bit mad at Facebook because their fake accounts kept getting shut down. | learn more
under the microscope
First hint that body’s ‘biological age’ can be reversed
“For one year, nine healthy volunteers took a cocktail of three common drugs — growth hormone and two diabetes medications — and on average shed 2.5 years of their biological ages, measured by analysing marks on a person’s genomes. The […]
fun facts
US Customs seized ship owned by JPMorgan after finding $1B of drugs on it
“On June 17, border agents found 39,525 pounds of cocaine stashed in several containers on the MSC Gayane at the Philadelphia seaport. The street value of the drugs was estimated at about $1.3 billion, making it the largest cocaine seizure […]
retail therapy
Dame products sues New York’s MTA over advertising
This might be a better campaign than the original one they had planned. “NYC’s transit agency … rejected Dame’s exciting new subway ad campaign, citing vague and sexist reasons. Their message: There’s plenty of space for erectile dysfunction drugs, but […]
book recommendations
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Author: Hunter S. Thompson This book is something special! With its subject matter, it’s definitely not for everybody. Those who are very conservative and/or easily offended might want to stay away. Then again, maybe this is exactly what the doctor ordered. […]