this post was submitted on 10 May 2024
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A long-time viewer of Periodic Videos grew up to study chemistry, and invented a new synthetic route for thalidomide.

Also, TIL that thalidomide still has several medical uses, as long as the recipients are not pregnant.

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[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

[Behind the Bastards] Let’s Talk About Thalidomide – Nazi doctors and the 1960s