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The cast of Inside Out wishes you a Happy Halloween!
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A video of an underage University of Connecticut student drunkenly yelling at and assaulting cafeteria employees at the school’s Union Street Market has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. In the video, the student hurls every bigoted slur available, physically assaults and spits on the market employee. Twitter users were quick to point out how different this would be if he was black.
Source: mic.com
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Follow Yik-Yaks for more.
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Follow Yik-Yaks for more.
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Beautiful shot of the Mediterranean and Sky photo by Daniele Macis
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Tu Youyou (1930 - ): Malaria’s Nemesis
In the 60s and 70s, China found itself in a precarious position: at war with Vietnam and the US, going through massive societal upheaval due to the Cultural Revolution, and, on top of that, ravaged by malaria.
To combat the spread of malaria, Mao Zedong formed a secret military group, nicknamed 523 for its starting date of May 23, to scour through tomes of ancient Chinese remedies in search of a cure for malaria. The task largely fell to Tu Youyou, a medical researcher in an era where scientists were unpopular at large. She labored over 2,000 potential remedies before, in 1977, finally hitting on an effective one: artemisinin, derived from sweet wormwood. After some false starts, the remedy was found to be effective in rats and monkeys. In need of an initial human subject, Tu volunteered herself.
“As head of this research group, I had the responsibility,” she said. “It is scientists’ responsibility to continue fighting for the healthcare of all humans.”
To date, this remedy remains humanity’s most effective weapon against malaria.
Unfortunately, Tu remained in obscurity, despite her herculean efforts. Her findings were published anonymously, and it was not until 2005, when a visiting researcher asked who had actually discovered artemisinin, that her name came to light – and even that required no small amount of research on the part of the medical community. A 2007 interview showed her living in poor conditions, working out of an old apartment building with intermittent heating problems. She only owned two electronic appliances: a telephone and a refrigerator (which she used to store herb samples).
She was recognized with the prestigious Lasker prize in 2011 for her efforts in fighting malaria. Upon receiving it, she remarked that she was grateful, but “I feel more reward when I see so many patients cured.”
Sources: Wikipedia, Lasker Foundation, New Scientist
(thanks to vickadididididi for sending this in!)
I’m ecstatic to report an update to this story: earlier today, Tu was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work on malaria. She was awarded half the prize money, with the other half being split between researchers William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura, with whom she shares the prize. Congratulations! Here’s hoping it brings an improvement in her personal conditions.
(side note: since I’ve been a bit inconsistent with firstname/surname ordering on this – Tu is her surname, Youyou is her personal name)
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MAKE ME CHOOSE: badwolfrun asked: choose between the office and parks and rec rosetylered asked: parks & recreation or the office
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Zodiac Reads (Part 2)
Source: zodiacspot.co
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To the person who posted the Jenga tower earlier. Your move.
hanari-san
how the FUCK
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Ah, Halloween. That wonderful time of year when we all get to overindulge in candy and dress up in our favorite ghoulish or clever costumes. It’s also, of course, a time when companies trot out the classic “sexy” costume for women. A cop becomes a “sexy” cop, a nurse becomes a “sexy” nurse, and a nerd becomes a “sexy” nerd – the less fabric, the better.
deerdonut
SEXY DONALD TRUMP, THO
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we have like 5 bottles of Rosé for ‘when we have guests over’ but since I’m forever alone and it’s been about 3 months since that last happened I’m just drinking them all myself and crying.. ONLY JOKING I’m drinking it myself and watching Nicholas Cage movies.