Archive for the 'ireland' Tag
Using Rattlesnakes Fight Cancer
Popular Science: An Irish company is using four American diamondback rattlesnakes in a new clinical trial that will test snake venom as a treatment for cancer. The snakes, which hail from the Albuquerque BioPark, will be allowed to bite something and have their venom extracted humanely. The venom contains proteins that will be extracted and [...]
The Two Builders Who Switched from Houses to Coffins
When the construction boom in Ireland went bust, two Irish carpenters, Ronan Diggin and Noel O’sullivan found themselves without a job. Lucky for them, even in Ireland, nothing is s certain as death and taxes. So, they’ve started building caskets. Ronan and Noel asked around and was keen to get someone to help him start [...]
