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Dr. M.F. Khan @Dr_TheHistories - On 12 July 1962 the American supercarrier USS Independence was steaming through the Mediterranean with the Sixth Fleet when her lookouts spotted a three-masted sailing ship under full canvas, a sight that already belonged to another century. The carrier flashed a signal asking the stranger to identify herself. Back came the reply by light, "Training ship Amerigo Vespucci, Italian Navy." She was a tall ship launched at Castellammare di Stabia near Naples in 1931, her black hull banded with two white stripes in memory of the old gun decks, 26 canvas sails spread across masts more than fifty metres high. The Independence, eighty thousand tonnes of steel and aircraft, took her in and signalled a single line in return, "You are the most beautiful ship in the world."
The compliment outlived the carrier. The Independence was eventually scrapped, but the Vespucci is still sailing, the oldest ship in commission in the Italian Navy, and Italians have called her the most beautiful ship in the world ever since that afternoon. The story did not quite end there either. On 1 September 2022 another American carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, crossed her path in the Adriatic and sent almost the same words across the water, telling the old ship she was still the most beautiful in the world, sixty years to the season after the first time. Few exchanges between warships are remembered with any fondness.
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Dr. Mike Belkowski @Doctormike - Methylene Blue has been around for more than 150 years, but researchers are still uncovering new ways it may support mitochondrial function and cellular energy.
What makes this molecule so fascinating?
โก It can act as an alternative electron carrier inside mitochondria
๐ It may help support more efficient ATP production when cells are under stress
๐ง Researchers have explored its potential role in cognition, focus, and neuroprotection
๐ก๏ธ It participates in redox cycling, which may help support cellular resilience and mitochondrial health
๐ It remains one of the most extensively studied compounds in medical history
While interest in methylene blue continues to grow, its real story isnโt about hype โ itโs about bioenergetics. At its core, methylene blue is a molecule that intersects with one of the most important systems in the human body: mitochondrial energy production.
Swipe through to explore why so many scientists, clinicians, and health enthusiasts are revisiting this remarkable molecule.
https://x.com/Doctormike/status/2068056545699754495
Elon Musk @elonmusk - Quote
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Video: The movie Hollywood doesn't want you to see.
Uwe Boll's #CitizenVigilante. Available to watch until 10:00 am EDT on June 27.
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