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Germaine Benoit French #chemicalengineer #pharmacologist #biologist #medicalchemist Worked on study of sympathomimetic drugs. 1923 grad @chimieparistechpsl.bsky.social Spent much of career @institutpasteur.bsky.social Won Prix Louis 1934, PhD 1942. b. #OTD 9 Oct 1901 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germaine_Benoit
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Nikolas Kozloff Jul 11, 2025

Time for #pharmacologist #Caligula

https://phys.org/news/2025-07-caligula-madman-knew-medicine-scholars.html

Was Caligula a madman? Maybe. But he also knew his medicine, scholars find

Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd's knowledge of medicinal plants, according to a new Yale study.

Phys.org