10 Great Evolutionary Innovations- Chapter 10 Flashcards
1
Q
Who does this describe
- Searched for everlasting life
- Came to be a myth
- Myths to extend/rejuvenate life: “elixir, holy grail, ground horn of a unicorn, philosopher’s stone, yoghurt, and melatonin” (262)
A
Giglamesh, King of Uruk
2
Q
Charles Brown-Séquard was a french biologists.
He injected himself with extracts from testicles
He reported his results to the Société de Biologie
And even went as far to show them the arc of his urine Surgeons began implanting sliced testicles into patients
A
What a ñüt jōb!
3
Q
John R Brinkley was an American fraud who began doing gland transplant from goats. He was sued. True or false.
A
True
