Blue Tongue Skink Surgery (& giving birth process)

Written by scottology on April 16, 2010 – 4:26 pm -

Small incision on membrane sack Update: This mother skink gave us 10 babies within 12 hours. They are all healthy and kicking. Right now we have 30 newborn skinks and 13 adult skinks. My children are all very excited want to give a name to each of them. I need a tattoo machine!?


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Gecko Stitches

Written by scottology on February 8, 2010 – 7:32 am -

Unlocking the gecko’s ability to walk on walls is leading researchers to find a way to replace surgical stitches with sticky tape. As this sciencentral News video explains, the challenge is to make a surgical tape that works in the wet conditions inside your body.


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