Blogging A visit to the eye doctor – Cool Pharmacology! 20 Dec 201416 Jul 2015 Yesterday I went for an eye exam, only about three years overdue (I bow my head in shame...). The eye is one of nature's wonders. It does not matter the type…
Blogging Nature’s Chemical Weapons 31 Dec 201325 Jan 2014 Venoms and Toxins - An Introduction There was an overwhelming response to my question about writing on venoms and toxins (Ok, only 3 of my fellow bloggers replied: Thinking Sci-Fi,…
Blogging A little bit of pharmacology: Dose-response relationships 4 Nov 20131 Feb 2016 Pharmacology is essentially the study of drugs, legal or otherwise. It has a little sister, toxicology, which has a slightly wider scope, as it also deals with substances that we…
Blogging Do planarians need their brain to react to abused drugs? Well, it depends on the drug… 2 Nov 20138 Mar 2016 This is my first post specifically on one of the papers from my laboratory. As an introduction, I want to remind you that I use planarians in pharmacology research. The…
Blogging Planarians on nicotine 15 Oct 201328 Jan 2015 Some of the work that I do on my own research is about the behavioral pharmacology of abused drugs. I have talked about it here and here. Nicotine is without…