The Disappearing Spoon Chapter 10
Summary
In this Chapter, it mentions the importance of elements that are used in the medical Industries and how they work but could also lead to strange side effects. Like when Prontosil was sold to cure plagues across apartments or cities. But soon did Prontosil kill some people due to IGF not Knowing or fully understanding the drug. Then later did Prontosil have common characteristics of sulfonamides which ended up costing IGF their product Prontosil.
Another element that was surprisingly used by a man trying to cure cancer is Gold. It was believed to burn off radioactively Tumors in the body. But the only experiment took place using his wife's cooking pans on a hot dog. Lastly, there was the Blue man which was a man who took too much silver to cure his disease but didn't work. The chapter also mentions how people saw this as a cure for their illness and for some another side effect. But it is still uncertain on Silver is used and how it can actually cure some and not all.
Another element that was surprisingly used by a man trying to cure cancer is Gold. It was believed to burn off radioactively Tumors in the body. But the only experiment took place using his wife's cooking pans on a hot dog. Lastly, there was the Blue man which was a man who took too much silver to cure his disease but didn't work. The chapter also mentions how people saw this as a cure for their illness and for some another side effect. But it is still uncertain on Silver is used and how it can actually cure some and not all.
Reflection
The Chapter was interesting how certain element took part in medicine and altering the bodies immune system or killing off Bacteria. Then there were certain elements that made pregnant women have babies with horrible deformations due to a single element that altered the whole growth and nutrient process in the embryo. All in all, I liked how this chapter gave me more information on how chemistry is very important in finding cures for diseases but also dangerous.
Guideline Questions
1. Copper is important in "TheDisappearingg Spoon" because its career in public health and copper has proved the simplest, cheapest way to improve infrastructure. Like when certain bacteria, fungi, or algae inch across something made of copper, they absorb copper atoms, which disrupt their metabolism. Then Copper is important, according to my research because Copper is soft and able to transmit electricity and heat very effectively. It can't really be damaged by water and is widely used in construction.
2. Electron spin is an electron found another electron with a different "spin", related to an electron's magnetic field. Gadolinium was effective in MRIs because having so many unpaired, noncanceling electrons allows Gadolinium to be magnetized more strongly than any other element.
3. It seems that his condition is caused by inappropriate exposure to Silver or Silver Dust which causes the skin to be Blue-ish Grey and it sometimes affects the Eye.
4. There was Prontosil that was on sale by IGF for curing plagues breaking out in America, but nobody knew how it Really worked and had some side effects in some cases.
5. D-DOPA is similar to L-DOPA, but with opposite chirality. Levo- and dextro- rotation reference a molecule's ability to rotate planes of polarized light in either direction.
6. Upon reading the paragraph, I think that it is really interesting that the element, Gold, can be a hope to cure cancer. Although the only flaw or my opinion, I saw in his experimentation is that a "hot dog" is dead tissue, not Live tissue which could cause alternative results to the experiment. Not to mention, as precious as Gold is in today's markets, it would cost too much for research and instead of looking Gold as a cure it would make people see more valuable for their own personal Greed instead of helping others. As a result, Gold will bring hope but also bring something bad along with it.
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