By 
Virginia Wotring
 | 
TEDx Talk

How I built a first aid kit for astronauts

Picture the size of the average Earthbound clinic. Now imagine the size of an average spacecraft. In this informative talk, pharmacologist Dr. Virginia Wotring explains how she helped figure out how to fit the healthcare apparatus found in the former into the confined area of the latter, all the while anticipating the medical needs unique to human beings floating in space.

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