The Science Thread

[sdsichero]

[sdsichero]

Uhhhh

[Amoebas]

Mar 26, 2019 23:47:14 GMT sdsichero said:

Uhhhh

Mushrooms shouldn't exist.  All they're good for is for making humans into Mushroom People which will end civilization as we know it.

[sdsichero]

Mar 27, 2019 0:23:46 GMT Amoebas said:

Mushrooms shouldn't exist.  All they're good for is for making humans into Mushroom People which will end civilization as we know it.

Now you went and hurt his feelings.

[achilles]

Mar 27, 2019 0:23:46 GMT Amoebas said:

Mar 26, 2019 23:47:14 GMT sdsichero said:

Uhhhh

Mushrooms shouldn't exist.  All they're good for is for making humans into Mushroom People which will end civilization as we know it.

Hey, thanks for the idea!  Okay if I run with it?

[sdsichero]

Mar 27, 2019 1:21:27 GMT achilles said:

Hey, thanks for the idea!  Okay if I run with it?

As long as you taste one first.

[achilles]

Mar 27, 2019 1:32:33 GMT sdsichero said:

Mar 27, 2019 1:21:27 GMT achilles said:

Hey, thanks for the idea!  Okay if I run with it?

As long as you taste one first.

You HAVE read my posts, haven't you?

[sdsichero]

Mar 27, 2019 1:51:44 GMT achilles said:

You HAVE read my posts, haven't you?

I… uh do my best not to…

[sdsichero]

Just great

[achilles]

Here's an interesting story.

A pensioner who feels no pain or fear could open the door to a new generation of pain-relief and anxiety medications after scientists discovered the genetic mutations that make her so rare.

For decades Jo Cameron has been cheerfully bumping, burning and bruising herself in all manner of mishap, yet she never stopped to ask why her injuries did not hurt.

She gave birth to both her children without once resorting to drugs; she laughs off offers of anaesthetic during dental work, and when she burns herself while cooking on the Rayburn in her Scottish Highlands home, often the first she knows about it is the smell of her own burning flesh.

Virtually nothing worries her. When a wayward white van careered into her car on a remote country road, leaving her upside down in a ditch, it was she, totally unfazed, who found herself comforting the driver.

This interests me because I suffer from chronic pain, like millions of Americans, mine being considerably more severe than most, thankfully, (because I don't want anyone else to feel pain and anxiety like I do.  People like this lady are rare, but they do exist, and typically are in constant danger as pain is nature's warning signal that you're taking damage to your body.  For example, people can lean on hot stoves, burning themselves, and never know it.  The happy medium is to be able to dial down or remove entirely the pain of someone currently suffering.  Hopefully they can find the genetic component to whatever makes this lady pain, fear, and anxiety free, and turn it into a cheap, safe and effective medicine that helps people with these issues; we'd all benefit.

[sdsichero]

Mar 28, 2019 14:50:20 GMT achilles said:

Here's an interesting story.

A pensioner who feels no pain or fear could open the door to a new generation of pain-relief and anxiety medications after scientists discovered the genetic mutations that make her so rare.

For decades Jo Cameron has been cheerfully bumping, burning and bruising herself in all manner of mishap, yet she never stopped to ask why her injuries did not hurt.

She gave birth to both her children without once resorting to drugs; she laughs off offers of anaesthetic during dental work, and when she burns herself while cooking on the Rayburn in her Scottish Highlands home, often the first she knows about it is the smell of her own burning flesh.

Virtually nothing worries her. When a wayward white van careered into her car on a remote country road, leaving her upside down in a ditch, it was she, totally unfazed, who found herself comforting the driver.

This interests me because I suffer from chronic pain, like millions of Americans, mine being considerably more severe than most, thankfully, (because I don't want anyone else to feel pain and anxiety like I do.  People like this lady are rare, but they do exist, and typically are in constant danger as pain is nature's warning signal that you're taking damage to your body.  For example, people can lean on hot stoves, burning themselves, and never know it.  The happy medium is to be able to dial down or remove entirely the pain of someone currently suffering.  Hopefully they can find the genetic component to whatever makes this lady pain, fear, and anxiety free, and turn it into a cheap, safe and effective medicine that helps people with these issues; we'd all benefit.

There's a reason for pain I think though. She might be lucky that she just hasn't died yet.

If there is a way to lessen both pain and anxiety though, that could be useful.

[SporkBot]

Pain is the signal sent to your body that there's something wrong. Without it, we wouldn't realize when we're bleeding, have a broken bone, or undercooked our meat. It's not exactly pleasant, but it's necessary for survival.

Now, constant pain that comes with certain illnesses or in the process of recovery, THAT is where the application is more fortuitous.

[achilles]

Mar 28, 2019 21:01:08 GMT sdsichero said:

Mar 28, 2019 14:50:20 GMT achilles said:

Here's an interesting story.



This interests me because I suffer from chronic pain, like millions of Americans, mine being considerably more severe than most, thankfully, (because I don't want anyone else to feel pain and anxiety like I do.  People like this lady are rare, but they do exist, and typically are in constant danger as pain is nature's warning signal that you're taking damage to your body.  For example, people can lean on hot stoves, burning themselves, and never know it.  The happy medium is to be able to dial down or remove entirely the pain of someone currently suffering.  Hopefully they can find the genetic component to whatever makes this lady pain, fear, and anxiety free, and turn it into a cheap, safe and effective medicine that helps people with these issues; we'd all benefit.

There's a reason for pain I think though. She might be lucky that she just hasn't died yet.

If there is a way to lessen both pain and anxiety though, that could be useful.

From another article, it also seems the same mutation, which they have identified, also makes her heal very fast, leaving no scars.

[sdsichero]

Mar 28, 2019 22:26:11 GMT achilles said:

From another article, it also seems the same mutation, which they have identified, also makes her heal very fast, leaving no scars.

Alien. Not mutation.

[achilles]

Mar 28, 2019 22:35:32 GMT sdsichero said:

Mar 28, 2019 22:26:11 GMT achilles said:

From another article, it also seems the same mutation, which they have identified, also makes her heal very fast, leaving no scars.

Alien. Not mutation.

Relative of Wolverine's.