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Vanilla Beans: Past and Present
A brief history on the origin and evolution of vanilla flavoring and fragrance. Also includes a description of vanilla products and of vanilla species: Bourbon (applies to beans grown on the Bourbon Islands of Madagascar, Comoro, Santa Maria, and Reunion), Mexican, and Tahitian. Also includes links to recipes featuring vanilla flavoring. From a company that sells vanilla products. Healing The Wounds Of War: Novel Phytochemical Agent Enhances, Improve
Scientists have identified a novel phytochemical agent that enhances and improves the process of wound healing in normal and immune compromised people. They reported a novel compound Picroliv obtained from the roots of a plant Picrorhiza kurrooa enhances the rate of wound healing by principally enhancing the restoration of the blood supply to the damaged tissue. Majority Of Unintended Incidents In The Emergency Room Are Caused By H
Sixty percent of the causes of unintended incidents in the emergency department that could have compromised patient safety are related to human failures, according to a new study. Early Valentine’s Alchemist
The Alchemist this week learns of a golden opportunity to make a fundamental industrial feedstock, ethylene, from natural gas, rather than oil.In microfluidics, a droplet of acid finds its way out of a maze, while an accidental mineral could become the material of choice for magnetic tunnel junctions. In the zone between chemistry and physics, [...]Early Valentine’s Alchemist is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog Chocolate: The Exhibition
This companion site to an exhibit at the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago) looks at the history of chocolate, the cacao tree and cacao farming, chocolate processing, eating chocolate, and related topics. Includes recipes, a bibliography, activities for children (including a recipe for chocolate modeling clay), and classroom resources. Largest Study Of Unrelated Bone Marrow Transplantation For Leukemia Se
Together with 16 other institutions in the United States, University of Minnesota researchers led the largest study to date in patients with leukemia and related disorders undergoing bone marrow transplantation from unrelated donors. The study was designed to determine whether one of two general approaches to prevent graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD), a potentially lethal complication, might result in improved survival. Breath Test Can Discriminate Between A Bacterial Overgrowth And IBS
An overgrowth of intestinal bacteria is often present in adult population of Westernized countries, because of poor daily intake of fibres and faecal stasis; such an overgrowth contributes to a chronic inflammation on intestinal mucosa and development of symptoms that look like those of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBS). However, a modern test can now discriminate between a bacterial overgrowth and an IBS and, therefore, addresses the patients towards an appropriate treatment with antibiotics. Treatment For Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Successful In Animal Model
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which deteriorates the alveolar tissue, does not currently have an effective treatment. Fibrosis prevents correct gas exchange in lungs, worsening quickly the quality of life of patients and eventually leading them to death in few years. Innovative pneumocytes transplantation has reverted the disease for the first time in rats. Podcasting Killed the Radio Star
The popular audio distribution method is about to take to the airwaves. A failing talk-radio station in San Francisco will be converted to an all-podcast format. By Xeni Jardin. American Sign Museum
The purpose of this museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, "is to preserve, archive and display a historical collection of signs. ... The Museum will also document and survey the products and equipment utilized in the design and manufacture of signs."The site features images of selected signs from the collection, including gold leaf glass signs, neon signs, and plastic signs. Also includes biographical information about industry leaders, articles, and links to related sites.
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