During the Battle of Flanders in July 1917, German soldiers deployed sulfur mustard-containing artillery shells on unsuspecting British and Canadian troops, marking the first time "mustard gas" had been used as a chemical ...
Biochemistry
Oct 18, 2023
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(Phys.org) —A pair of researchers in China has found vampire bats have difficulty tasting bitter flavors. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Wei Hong and Huabin Zhao of ...
When people are depressed or anxious, they are much more likely to see their glass as half empty than half full. In tough times, evidence of that same pessimistic outlook can be seen in dogs, rats, and birds. Now, researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 2, 2011
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Although microgreens were initially gourmet ingredients for upscale restaurants, they've become popular among gardeners and home cooks. Despite their "superfood" label, the levels of healthful compounds, such as phytonutrients, ...
Agriculture
Feb 16, 2022
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Other
Oct 28, 2014
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A new study that examines the genetics behind the bitter taste of some sorghum plants and one of Africa's most reviled bird species illustrates how human genetics, crops and the environment influence one another in the process ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 11, 2019
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A research team from the University of Cologne, in collaboration with colleagues from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology in Freising, has discovered a receptor for bitter taste in twelve different cartilaginous ...
Evolution
Nov 13, 2023
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High-tech genomics and traditional Chinese medicine come together as researchers identify the genes responsible for the intense bitter taste of wild cucumbers. Taming this bitterness made cucumber, pumpkin and their relatives ...
Biotechnology
Nov 27, 2014
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Anyone who's watched a cat throwing up after munching on grass knows that our feline friends aren't natural plant eaters. So you might be surprised to discover that these carnivorous animals share some important genes that ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2015
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Skoltech Ph.D. Dima Smirnov and his colleagues from St. Petersburg, Alexander Saichenko, Vladimir Dvortsov, Mikhail Tkachenko, and Maxim Kukolev developed a cryogenic cooling technology and combined it with a cryogenic grinding ...
Other
Apr 14, 2021
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