Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Concerning an egg in which the large yolk mass is concentrated at one pole.  

The Schwann cells at the end of a motor nerve fiber near the neuromuscular junction.  

The resting stage of the hair growth cycle.  

A brittle, silvery-white element used primarily in alloys and as a semiconductor; atomic weight, 127.60; atomic number, 52; specific gravity, 6.24.  

The unproven and vague concept that emanations from the earth cause disease.  

A 19kD protein found in the Z disk of striated and cardiac muscle. Mutations in the gene for telethonin result in altered sarcomeres and some forms of muscular dystrophy.  

Surgery performed from a remote location, using robotically controlled instruments. Visual, auditory, tactile, and other feedback is provided electronically to the surgeon.  

A radium source distant from the area being treated.  

An x-ray image obtained by teleradiography.  

Virtual attendance rather than physical attendance (i.e., the presence of a person or thing that is brought about by technological means such as telephone, video, or other electronic devices).