Daily MOS: Dr. Charles Drew, the Father of Blood Banks

May 17, 2021 SciBabe 0

He was appointed the medical supervisor of the Blood for Britain project in 1940, amassing donations from about 15,000 people. The plasma was collected to send to the British military before the US entered the war. His work saved the lives of countless soldiers in WWII.

Daily MOS: The face of Anatoli Bugorski

May 12, 2021 SciBabe 1

“Particle physics is like two Soviet Fiats colliding to produce a bus and a Mercedes Benz 600. That’s the thing about high-energy physics: the total is different than the sum of its parts.”

Daily MOS: The Platypus

May 8, 2021 SciBabe 0

Platypus venom won’t kill you, won’t kill you, but the pain’s been described as “excruciating.” Play Australia games, win Australia prizes.

Daily MOS: Biosphere 2

May 7, 2021 SciBabe 3

The biggest takeaway from the whole project is that if we ever had to Noah’s Arc our way off this planet, we’d fail spectacularly.