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WCDT strips 3736-3740 (May 6th-10th 2018)
Mr_Rose:
--- Quote from: Thrudd on 07 May 2018, 07:40 ---
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 07 May 2018, 02:59 ---"The bonds forged in blood are thicker than the water of the womb."
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Just did a web quick search and the first phrase that popped out at me was "Effect of amniotic fluid on intra-abdominal adhesion ...." from a study using Bovine amniotic fluid as a mediator in non-scarring healing, so that seems to put the kibosh that particular axiom.
I do know that Bovine Blood sera is used commercially as a base for a number of industrial and medical bonding agents though the medical uses still leads to scarring.
If I remember correctly what little I learned back in college on the topic, scar tissue is never as good as the original in most cases.
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Amniotic fluid and blood serum are really not the same thing.
This is actually all based on a side effect discovered in a study on mice as a test model for prenatal surgery, or something like that; it was about twenty years ago. Anyway they determined that their techniques worked OK, but they also accidentally discovered that the mouse embryos they were working on showed no scarring at all. One of the dudes doing the original study decided this unexpected phenomenon was way more interesting than the actual objective and decided to prove it by getting some amniotic fluid and cutting himself, then applying the fluid to the injury before bandaging it. He healed without scarring and got his funding for a proper study.
fayelovesbubbles:
Not on a CONSCIOUS level. On an unconscious level.
Bad Superman:
I certainly don't want to see the "SS Fables" sink, I'm just saying the iceberg of 'Nope. Not happening.' is swimming around out there somewhere.
gprimr1:
I'm going to take a different and probably unpopular take on this.
I'd like to see Bubbles not be into Faye.
I love QC, but especially in the relationship department, it seems that there isn't much rejection. Everyone seems to get who they want. I like what Jeph is doing with Brun and Clinton and Elliot and how Clinton and Brun aren't quite clicking, and Elliot like them both, but that's not clicking either. It adds a sense of realism because, in the real world, you do face rejection. You do have to deal with liking someone who doesn't like you back, and you can do everything right and still not get the girl/boy you like/love.
There are some interesting and good stories that could be brought out of having Faye working with Bubbles after she said she's not interested in Faye romantically.
I also kind of think that assuming or setting up Bubbles as lesbian and her armed forces background could be perpetuating a negative stereotype.
SpanielBear:
--- Quote from: gprimr1 on 07 May 2018, 09:14 ---I also kind of think that assuming or setting up Bubbles as lesbian and her armed forces background could be perpetuating a negative stereotype.
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:?
Bubbles has spoken at length about her decision to serve, her motivations and the determination required to go ahead despite the opposition of greater AI society. She's not a lazily drawn caricature. Jeph's been pretty damn respectful as far as I can tell.
Also, May wants to be a fighter jet.
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