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Abel Pharmboy is the nom de plume of David J Kroll, a US state university educator and cancer researcher who holds a PhD in Pharmacology and Therapeutics and BS in Toxicology. He writes on natural product drugs and dietary supplements, issues of under-represented groups in the STEMM disciplines, science and medical journalism, the science and culture of North Carolina, Florida, and Colorado, making and listening to music and, with the help of his colleague, Erleichda, wine appreciation.
"Why Terra Sigillata?" will tell you more about the origin of the blog name.
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For the record, this is a personal blog and any content or opinions expressed are solely the author's and do not reflect those of his university employer or funding agencies. He does get a bit ornery from time to time.
February 28, 2010
Category: Chronic Illness
I never thought I'd feel this way, physically and mentally. But I do. It'll probably only last a few months for me. But for others, this is a way of life.
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February 26, 2010
Category: Academia
UAHuntsville history professor Sam Thomas exchanges with Slate writer and commentator Emily Bazelon.
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February 25, 2010
Category: Toxicology
The new trend in "detergent suicide" attempts is to leave warning notes for emergency personnel. Sadly, those ending their own lives think more about others than themselves.
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 9:02 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 23, 2010
Category: Academia
I stand in awe.
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February 22, 2010
Category: Academia
Duke University genomic sciences professor Misha Angrist is featured in DeLene Beeland's science blogger feature in the Science & Technology section of McClatchy newspapers.
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February 21, 2010
Category: Music
"This is truly a fantastic instrument; I can hardly keep my hands off it. It plays like a dream, and the tones it produces are fantastic. It looks awesome, and is mine - all mine. Everything about it is how and what I wanted. It's not the product of corporate compromise, or appeal to the lowest common denominator; the good stuff isn't kind of "averaged out". The care and attention to detail is something that of course doesn't happen in a mass-produced instrument, and it really does make a difference."
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Category: Civil rights
One of two surviving members of the 1957 Royal Ice Cream sit-in reflects on a life of activism.
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February 20, 2010
Category: The Old North State
More Black History Month: A Furman University communications major and Chapel Hill, NC, native remembers Martin Luther King's visit in the aftermath of the 1960 Greensboro Woolworth's sit-in.
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February 19, 2010
Category: Chronic Illness
Another public health benefit of studying drugs of abuse. You just never know where new drugs will come from.
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 10:21 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Botanical/Herbal Medicines
A follow-on discussion of Pfizer's rejected patent claim and some molecular modeling thanks to valued readers, daedalus4u and Prof Ian Musgrave, respectively. You know, science blogging is cool.
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 10:03 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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