The idea of 3D printing has always held the promise of a future where conjuration is the norm, a future where Star Trek‘s replicator is an actual thing that can make food, beverages or a phaser, just when you need them. Right now, the technology has some way to go before we can produce anything we want from base molecules, but if all you want is drugs, that’s only two decades’ away — five if you’re a pharmaceutical company.
“Why won’t you just DIE?!” That’s what researchers probably said to strains of seven-million-year-old bacterium discovered in the depths of New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns. They found that these hidden organisms have very similar immunities as bacteria that have developed resistances after decades interactions with modern drugs.
It’s old news that aspirin can reduce cancer risk, but a new study conducted at the University of Oxford suggests that it can stop the spread of cancer in patients who already have the disease, too.
There’s always that part at the end of drug commercials that goes something like: if you develop sausage fingers, webbed feet or a three-week erection, call your doctor! But as exhaustive as those auctioneer-style lists sound, they barely scratch the surface when it comes to the side effects people are actually experiencing.
It’s time for tonight’s Stoner Channel. We’ve collected our best high-times material for the discerning viewer so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo.
Researchers at Oxford University claim to have discovered a “cure” for racism, in pill form. It only (supposedly!) stamps out biologically-inherent discrimination, apparently, so if someone’s been Clockwork Oranged into a life of hate, maybe it won’t be so helpful. But, to repeat: RACISM-CURING PILL.
You might not expect one of the most potent hallucinogens of all time to be useful in the treatment of addiction. But weirdly that’s exactly what a new study shows.
