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Dandy Anwuacha

@dandymee

Biochemist | Writer | Film maker | Lover

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Dandy Anwuacha
@dandymee Jul 3, 2018, 11:20 AM UTC

On Understanding Albinism, Debunking the Myths, and the Possibility of Having a Cure

#### Introduction This post was inspired by the news I read, that a popular Nigerian Nollywood actor is set to divorce his wife for giving birth to an albino baby. (License:CC BY-SA 3.0 by Ferdinand…

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Dandy Anwuacha
@dandymee Jun 7, 2018, 9:48 PM UTC

Making our own Vitamin D: Can we now say that Humans also undergo Photosynthesis?

#### Introduction In primary school, we were taught that photosynthesis is a process whereby green plants use sunlight to synthesize their own food and nutrients from carbon dioxide and water. In tho…

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Dandy Anwuacha
@dandymee May 22, 2018, 10:11 PM UTC

Religious fanaticism: The Smiling Face of the Unspoken Nigerian Nightmare

### Introduction From the Maitatsine riots of 1980 to the insurgency of Bokoharam since 2009 till date, religious fanaticism has been a catalyst for bloodshed in Nigeria. Some scholars define religio…

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Dandy Anwuacha
@dandymee May 20, 2018, 1:05 PM UTC

What gives cockroaches the ability to survive without their heads, and why can't humans do the same?

### Introduction Decapitation (cutting of the head) could easily be termed as the most gruesome way any human being could be killed, but it has been established that cutting a cockroach’s head may no…

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Dandy Anwuacha
@dandymee May 9, 2018, 6:57 PM UTC

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: Killer Diseases that turn humans into Biological Weapons

#### Introduction ___ The Ebola Outbreak was a nightmare to mankind (License: Public Domain]: Pixabay Between the years 2013 and 2015, Africa suffered the biggest outbreak of Ebola virus disease ever…

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Dandy Anwuacha
@dandymee May 3, 2018, 1:19 PM UTC

INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM (What they are and how they affect unborn children)

# Introduction and General Overview It takes a whole lot of metabolic activities for the human body to survive. From breathing to eating, walking and every other human activity to happen, the body mu…

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Dandy Anwuacha
@dandymee Feb 22, 2018, 7:45 PM UTC

Antibiotic Resistance: A Threat to Human Existence- (The Causes, Mechanisms and Possible Solutions)

According to medical experts, over 2 million people in the United States become ill every year with antibiotic resistant infections, and an estimated 23,000 people die in the process. https://images.…

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Dandy Anwuacha
@dandymee Feb 12, 2018, 7:47 PM UTC

Cannabis and Marijuana: The Good, The Bad and Ugly

Although it is clearly written on most tobacco products that “smokers are liable to die young”, humans have refused to totally drop the habit of smoking, because after all, Shakespeare once said that…

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Dandy Anwuacha
@dandymee Feb 9, 2018, 10:07 AM UTC

Songs of a Broken Heart

He tries to keep himself from crying, but the tears betray him yet again. They roll down his face till they come spreading across his lips, a salty tang of bitterness. https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2…

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Dandy Anwuacha
@dandymee Feb 6, 2018, 5:58 PM UTC

My Quest for Money almost killed me, but I got a Second Chance: my entry for @jerrybanfield's Supernatural Writing Contest

This is my entry for the Supernatural Writing Contest hosted by @jerrybanfield I have lived with this secret all my life, and I never knew that I was ever going to share it. Maybe telling this story…

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