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Medical Simulation: Beyond Training Dummies
Anyone with a video game console at home can simulate a variety of occupations: airplane pilot, race car driver, baseball player, Old West zombie hunter. As technology improves, the experience that can be created for these tasks grows ever more accurate and immersive, causing some experts to wonder whether simulation can be used for actual […]
Linkage 5/6: Shubin Honors, The Life Cycle of Drugs, & Bin Laden’s DNA
More Honors for Shubin In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln signed an order creating the National Academy of Sciences, an organization bringing together the country’s most esteemed scientists to “investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art.” From the original 50 members, the group has blossomed […]
The Flight of the UCAN Nurses
At ScienceLife HQ, we often hear the loud roar of the hospital helicopter as it takes off on urgent duty. In this article that originally appeared in the Medical Center publications Newsfront and Forefront, Cheryl L. Reed writes about what motivates and amazes the nurses who fly those missions. You can watch a video version […]
