A liquid that carries oxygen better than blood

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Vampires rejoice! ⚡ Scientists have engineered a chaotic liquid fluorocarbon that carries oxygen 50 times better than human red blood cells. You could practically breathe underwater if your veins were pumped full of it.

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Oxygen is actually a highly toxic, corrosive gas that slowly degrades our cells over time, leading to the physical deterioration we recognize as aging.

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Russell's viper produces a highly lethal venom that contains a powerful coagulant capable of turning liquid blood into a solid, jelly-like clump in a matter of seconds.

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Deep-sea rocks may produce oxygen without sunlight

Photosynthesis is apparently for amateurs. Down in the abyssal plains of the Pacific Ocean, where absolutely no sunlight penetrates, metallic lumps called…

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Oxygen was responsible for the very first mass extinction event in Earth's history, a catastrophic climate crisis known as the Great Oxidation Event that wiped out almost all existing life.

Oxygen was responsible for the very first mass extinction event in Earth's history, a catastrophic climate crisis known as the Great Oxidation Event that…

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Chainsaws were originally invented by two Scottish doctors in the late eighteenth century as a surgical instrument to assist with difficult childbirths, rather than cutting down trees.

Chainsaws were originally invented by two Scottish doctors in the late eighteenth century as a surgical instrument to assist with difficult childbirths,…

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A liquid that carries oxygen better than blood

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Oxygen is actually a highly toxic, corrosive gas that slowly degrades our cells over time, leading to the physical deterioration we recognize as aging.

Russell's viper produces a highly lethal venom that contains a powerful coagulant capable of turning liquid blood into a solid, jelly-like clump in a matter of seconds.

What terrifying reality about general anesthesia do most surgeons prefer patients not think about?

Deep-sea rocks may produce oxygen without sunlight

Oxygen was responsible for the very first mass extinction event in Earth's history, a catastrophic climate crisis known as the Great Oxidation Event that wiped out almost all existing life.

Chainsaws were originally invented by two Scottish doctors in the late eighteenth century as a surgical instrument to assist with difficult childbirths, rather than cutting down trees.

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