Dispensary Corner 10 Jun 14
June 10, 2014
NOW listen ‘ear!
Do you perform hearing checks
in your pharmacy? It’d be a bit
difficult to perform one in this
situation...
Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch
artist who famously removed
part of his ear when in a troubled
mental state, has had his ear
resurrected, so to speak.
A copy of his ear has been
grown using some of his own
genetic material using 3D printing
technology.
According to Orange News, the
ear now on display in a German
museum was made of living cells
grown from samples provided by
the great-great-grandson of the
artist’s brother, Theo.
MISCALCULATED (j)ape.
If you’re planning on having any
costumed events or promotions
at your pharmacy, stay away from
veterinarians.
Apparently, a Spanish zoo
keeper has been shot with
a tranquilliser dart after
dressing in a gorilla suit and
being so convincing he fooled
a veterinarian, the Daily Mail
reported.
Zoo employees at Loro Parque
Zoo on Tenerife were taking part
in a drill for an emergency plan
against the possibility of a gorilla
escape and one unfortunate got
the job of wearing a gorilla suit
and running around, mimicking a
gorilla, the publication reported.
Alas, nobody told the vet, who
promptly shot the ape.
The keeper was taken to hospital
from where he has since been
discharged, the publication said.
OLDEST Dpt of Ageing head.
If you’re wondering about the
Government’s plans to raise the
retirement age to 70, take a look
at Edith Prague, who is retiring
from her job as commissioner
of Connecticut’s Department on
Aging at 88, Reuters reported.
Believed to be the oldest
commissioner on ageing, Prague
said it was on advice from her
doctor, the publication reported.
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