What Causes Us to Overeat in terms of weight gain and weight loss?
What Causes Us to Overeat in terms of weight gain and weight loss? Overeating is an extremely common problem that...
science(biology)
Natural Treatment for Baldness or Hair Loss
Natural Treatment for Baldness or Hair Loss A single hair generally lasts 2-6 years and is then replaced by a...
The Role of Vegetables in Disease Prevention.
The Role of Vegetables in Disease Prevention Apart from providing nutrition, vegetables provide protection against many diseases. They are used...
Detoxifying the Modern Toxic World.
But what of the toxins you’ve already accumulated? For these, we must detox. Unfortunately, the word detox has been co-opted...
Smartphones; a prime example of technology’s good and dark sides.
In the twenty-first century, there is no truer illustration of the double-edged sword than technology. On the one hand, it...
Meditate, Don’t Medicate; Does meditation apps work?
Meditate, Don’t Medicate; Does meditation apps work? Before I began a meditation practice, I thought what you’re probably thinking right...
What do they all have in common? Insomnia, Allergies, Anxiety, and Motion sickness
What do they all have in common? Insomnia, Allergies, Anxiety, and Motion sickness They are all frequently treated with a...
Is Your Building Making You Sick; Flame Retardants
Is Your Building Making You Sick; Flame Retardants Air quality in buildings is a growing concern for public health officials,...
Innocent until proven guilty; Plastic Paradise Turn Deadly
The two most common and well-studied plastic compounds are phthalates and bisphenols. Generally speaking, bisphenols are used to make plastics...
Innocent until proven guilty, a nonstick nightmare; Perfluorinated Alkylated Substances (PFASs)
Innocent until proven guilty, a nonstick nightmare; Perfluorinated Alkylated Substances (PFASs) Good for a justice system, bad when applied to...
WHEN GOOD STRESS TURNS BAD
WHEN GOOD STRESS TURNS BAD. When under any type of stress be it the stress from work or a workout...
TAKE A NATURE PILL TO BEAT STRESS
TAKE A NATURE PILL TO BEAT STRESS Think you’re busy? Office workers routinely work long hours. Stress runs rampant, and...
Why do we have sweet tooth?
Looking at your tongue closely in the mirror you will see tiny bumps scattered on the surface. Inside these bumps...
Using Immobilised Enzymes
Enzymes, mainly from microorganisms, have been used indirectly for thousands of years in biotechnologies including brewing, baking, and making cheese...
Culturing microorganisms in the laboratory and on an industrial scale.
Culturing microorganisms in the laboratory To investigate microorganisms for the medical diagnosis of disease or scientific experiments you need to...
Microorganisms, Medicines, and Bioremediation.
Since the discovery of penicillin in the 1920s, biotechnology has played a key role in the development of medicines. Producing...
Microorganisms and Biotechnology
The earliest recorded use of microorganisms by people was around 6000 BC when the Sumerians and Babylonians were using yeast...
Understanding Cloning in Animals
Cloning is a natural part of the reproductive cycle in many plants. Perhaps surprisingly, it is not uncommon in many...
Understanding Natural and Artificial Cloning in Plants
Asexual reproduction is a form of cloning and it results in offspring produced by mitosis known as clones. Clones are...
Genetic Engineering, Gene Technology and Ethics
DNA sequencing and proteomics provide us with a detailed understanding of an organism's genetic instructions. Advances in these technologies and...
