Alison Wood Brooks

Well, it's doing a lot of different things. You know, it really depends on what the material is. You know, for instance, like an environmental contaminant, say dust, right? There it's a very simple process of just we're going to increase the flow and wash this stuff away. But with a, you know, a different material like a microbe, then it can be a much more complicated process.

Well, it's doing a lot of different things. You know, it really depends on what the material is. You know, for instance, like an environmental contaminant, say dust, right? There it's a very simple process of just we're going to increase the flow and wash this stuff away. But with a, you know, a different material like a microbe, then it can be a much more complicated process.

You know, almost anything that goes wrong in there somehow is related to mucus.

You know, almost anything that goes wrong in there somehow is related to mucus.

You know, almost anything that goes wrong in there somehow is related to mucus.

Urine is a pretty amazing one. It is actually, this is the beginning of laboratory medicine, right? If you go back to ancient Sumeria, you have actually like uroscopy, right? These, the original form of evaluating a fluid to try and tell something about a human being's body. You know, they actually have symptoms and charts to, as a way of diagnose what's wrong with you.

Urine is a pretty amazing one. It is actually, this is the beginning of laboratory medicine, right? If you go back to ancient Sumeria, you have actually like uroscopy, right? These, the original form of evaluating a fluid to try and tell something about a human being's body. You know, they actually have symptoms and charts to, as a way of diagnose what's wrong with you.

Urine is a pretty amazing one. It is actually, this is the beginning of laboratory medicine, right? If you go back to ancient Sumeria, you have actually like uroscopy, right? These, the original form of evaluating a fluid to try and tell something about a human being's body. You know, they actually have symptoms and charts to, as a way of diagnose what's wrong with you.

And yet it turns out that urine is this amazing diagnostic tool, right? You can tell all kinds of things. You know, if your urine is purple, right, it means you have porphyria and it actually will glow under a black light. If it's green or blue, that might indicate an issue with some antidepressants. If it's very dark, it can indicate that you're dehydrated.

And yet it turns out that urine is this amazing diagnostic tool, right? You can tell all kinds of things. You know, if your urine is purple, right, it means you have porphyria and it actually will glow under a black light. If it's green or blue, that might indicate an issue with some antidepressants. If it's very dark, it can indicate that you're dehydrated.

And yet it turns out that urine is this amazing diagnostic tool, right? You can tell all kinds of things. You know, if your urine is purple, right, it means you have porphyria and it actually will glow under a black light. If it's green or blue, that might indicate an issue with some antidepressants. If it's very dark, it can indicate that you're dehydrated.

Or too light, you have too much water in your system. It's really this amazing substance just for learning about your own body.

Or too light, you have too much water in your system. It's really this amazing substance just for learning about your own body.

Or too light, you have too much water in your system. It's really this amazing substance just for learning about your own body.

Absolutely. And it's, you know, now these days it's also, it is chock full of hormones, right? You can, people will, they'll put vanilla actually into medication sometimes. because then you can tell just by the scent of the urine whether or not somebody is sticking with their medication regimen.

Absolutely. And it's, you know, now these days it's also, it is chock full of hormones, right? You can, people will, they'll put vanilla actually into medication sometimes. because then you can tell just by the scent of the urine whether or not somebody is sticking with their medication regimen.

Absolutely. And it's, you know, now these days it's also, it is chock full of hormones, right? You can, people will, they'll put vanilla actually into medication sometimes. because then you can tell just by the scent of the urine whether or not somebody is sticking with their medication regimen.

You can tell by whether or not it has certain aromatics in it, whether or not somebody's been exposed to wood smoke for a fire hazard, or whether or not they need to be treated for that. One of the most amazing things is, for years actually, up in Manitoba, hundreds of thousands of horses were yet raised

You can tell by whether or not it has certain aromatics in it, whether or not somebody's been exposed to wood smoke for a fire hazard, or whether or not they need to be treated for that. One of the most amazing things is, for years actually, up in Manitoba, hundreds of thousands of horses were yet raised

You can tell by whether or not it has certain aromatics in it, whether or not somebody's been exposed to wood smoke for a fire hazard, or whether or not they need to be treated for that. One of the most amazing things is, for years actually, up in Manitoba, hundreds of thousands of horses were yet raised