Chinese scientists have found a new chemical compound in the venom of a centipede native to China that can act as a painkiller with no negative side effects like those associated with morphine.
The discovery could potentially help a country's military reduce its reliance on morphine for battleground injuries, or even create an army of soldiers with the ability to fight on after sustaining wounds in combat, pundits say.
"It is completely different from morphine," said Professor Lai Ren, the lead scientist of the study.
"Morphine is only intended for emergency use. It has many side effects and can lead to addiction over the longer-term," added Lai, who works with the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Kunming Institute of Zoology in southern Yunnan province.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Phoenix666 on Saturday November 14 2015, @01:36PM
Ah, now I know where that gibberish upthread comes from. Burroughs, of course. My buddy Dmitri once read out loud from Burroughs on a long train trip in China and after "anal mucus" my ears shut down.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by art guerrilla on Saturday November 14 2015, @09:54PM
i believe the term these days is 'santorum'...