((Okay I have completely lost my muse for Haruka so I'm going back to work on Chie's half-finished app, later, nerds.

Destroy

poster remake: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

((I'm pretty sure all that can be gauged about Haruka as of now is that they're hungry a lot and their mom picks what they wear.

Chocolate Ribbon Brioche

Finally finished the sprite...

Transparent ring pops

Progress made in 3D bioprinting artificial bones

"The deposition materials can be modified to promote stem cell proliferation"

As with conventional 3D Printing, bioprinting offers the opportunity to create the exact shape of the bone in deposited layers until the bone is fully formed. The concept is that the artificial bone produced using this process can be transplanted into the body, where the structure will form a scaffold that will be replaced by living bone over a period of four-six months.Currently, it takes under two hours to print a small bone structure with trabecular features, indicating that the fabrication could take place within the operating theatre. Subsequently, ensuring that the bone composite material is deposited with the correct viscosity ensures that a smooth surface structure is produced with no stress raising features.

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From Osteocentric

Skeletonized 13-14 week old fetus from an ectopic pregnancy recovered from the abdominal cavity over 10 years after the pregnancy. While similar to a lithopedian in every other way, the soft tissues of a skeletonized fetus are resorbed rather than calcified for unknown reasons. Both are typically found incidentally years later when the mother is X-rayed for an unrelated ailment. The gestational sac of a non viable ectopic fetus is essentially a cyst which is capable of adhering to and eroding inner organs. There are several known cases where a skeletonized fetus has been recovered from the rectum having passed from the abdomen via an abscess. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/Mobile/article.aspx?articleid=1153674

Fragment of human skull pierced by bronze arrowhead, China, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE

“Ancient evidence of violent death? A bronze arrowhead is embedded in this skull dating back 2000 years. It is unknown whether this was caused by accident or warfare, but the Han Dynasty in China, where this fragment originated, was a time of great political unrest. Professional opinion is divided as to whether death was instantaneous. The man may have lived for at least two weeks after the incident because there is evidence of new bone growth. This can only have occurred while he was alive. The green staining around the arrowhead is thought to be evidence of pus from infection. Infection rather than the arrowhead may have been the cause of this person’s death.”

(Text and image source: The Science Museum, London)

Viking Grave (900AD) from Westness in Orkney, now in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Doing a coursework piece on the ethics of displaying human remains in the NMS. Interesting stuff!

Exploded and dissected skulls. Beauchene Skull - Mounted preparation of human skulls were used to demonstrate better views of separate cranial bones. 19th Century. The above images, I presume, were most likely prepared and mounted by RMC.

I’m just glad to be one of those who can find beauty in the most unexpected places. 

-6 years old child skull with primary teeth, and definitive teeth growing underneath-

tfw ur mom makes u wear a fuckin sweatervest when ur trying 2 impress the coolkids