rod of Asclepius ring | silver US Size:8 It became the default by

It became the default by convention rather than by design

on retirement from a long animal-cognition research career

and a piece that names the organ directly rather than reaching for a generic medical symbol reads as well-chosen

Both backbones spiral at full width with the major and minor grooves visible

rod of Asclepius ring | silver US Size:8 It became the default byRod of Asclepius ring sterling silver For more than two thousand years the rod of Asclepius has marked the healing professions. A single serpent, no wings, no commercial confusion. On a hand it sits exactly where hands do their work, and anyone in medicine recognises it immediately. The Anatomy of Medical Authority The rod belongs to the god of medicine and healing from ancient Greek tradition. The serpent represents both the danger and the remedy in