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According to <a href="http://www.albertschatzphd.com/?cat=articles&subcat=streptomycin&itemnum=001"this article on streptomycin</a>, streptomycin (earliest antibiotic used against TB) is derived from a fungus found in barnyard soil. Somehow Hannibal gets himself infected.
That sounds so utterly awesome, wow. I want it now.
I never knew it was a phrase in English too. It wouldn't have struck me as strange if it weren't for the other two. They kind of trip me up, because I keep trying to find better translations ('faire tapisserie' is more 'act as wallpaper' than 'making a tapestry', imo).
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Date: 2014-03-08 12:17 am (UTC)That sounds so utterly awesome, wow. I want it now.
I never knew it was a phrase in English too. It wouldn't have struck me as strange if it weren't for the other two. They kind of trip me up, because I keep trying to find better translations ('faire tapisserie' is more 'act as wallpaper' than 'making a tapestry', imo).