/oss/taxonomy/term/4891/all en /oss/article/medical-history-did-you-know/murder-most-foul <p>One of my favorite detective stories is Agatha Christie's "The Crooked House." The plot revolves around an elderly tycoon who requires daily insulin shots. He also suffers from glaucoma for which he has been prescribed eyedrops. Everything is fine until someone in the "Crooked House" switches the eyedrops with the insulin. Murder most foul!</p> Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:25:23 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 10189 at /oss /oss/article/pseudoscience/i-spy-back-my-eye-murderer-or-not <p>Promising nuggets in early scientific research can quickly take hold of the public imagination and continue to spread well past their sell-by date, a lesson we are all learning the hard way during this pandemic. But this phenomenon is not new. Let me ask you this: do you believe the last thing someone sees before they die gets imprinted on their retinas? It turns out this idea is a myth... mostly.</p> Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8460 at /oss