The chemistry that takes place when lettuce leaves become brown is the same chemistry we see when an apple is cut and turns brown, when green guacamole turns brown or when a green olive ripens and...
One thing everyone agrees on when it comes to the addition of fluoride to drinking water is that the issue stirs up emotions, both pro and con. But the question should not be based on emotion, it...
Margarine originally was a cheap butter substitute made by emulsifying beef fat with water or milk. Eventually animal fat was replaced by partially saturated vegetable fats, hardened by the process...
Dr. Lorne Trottier was in attendance of the recent landing of the Mars Rover,聽Curiosity. Here, he describes his account of the experience as well as the complexities and nuances of what went into...
The battle has been raging back and forth ever since pesticides and synthetic fertilizers were introduced into agriculture. Is organic produce safer and more nutritious than the conventional...
It鈥檚 a great name for a possible cure for multiple sclerosis: 鈥淭he Liberation Procedure.鈥� Indeed patients suffering from MS feel that their body is being held prisoner by some strange force. Their...
A recent New York Times article featured the headline 鈥淗ow Chemicals Affect Us.鈥� Even before reading a single word, I was pretty sure the columnist was not going to discuss how antibiotics cure...
Get set for a pomegranate frenzy. That鈥檚 because a couple of studies have suggested the fruit may have a role in treating breast cancer and in lowering the risk of heart disease. By the time the...
One of the main things that postmenopausal women have to watch out for is osteoporosis, a condition characterized by weakened bones that can fracture easily. Contrary to common belief, bones are...
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