Chemistry
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Molecular Gastronomy: Play with your food!
This post is based on a Sandbox interactive session I ran as a part of the SkepchickCON track at CONvergence…
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The Science of Bubbles + Bubble Universe Cocktail
This post is based on a demonstration I gave in the Skepchick Space Lab at CONvergence 2014 on the science…
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Life is not a ladder. Or, really, a tree.
I’m going to stand on a soapbox for a second and talk about life. In particular, I’m going to talk…
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Biological Units: The Strength of A Single Cell
Several recent papers have proposed methods of seeing huge numbers of individual RNA molecules within a cell. I suspect that…
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Stem Cells, Stressed Cells, Healing, and the Lure of Rejuvenation
A recent study in Nature, entitled “Stimulus-triggered fate conversion of somatic cells into pluripotency“, suggests that subjecting cells to dangerous…
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Clean Water, Breathable Air, and the Science of Food: The Legacy of Ellen Swallow
Every morning we wake up to a feast of assumptions. We assume that the place our sewage gets dumped is…
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You are your gene expression: why it’s not surprising that meditation changes epigenetics
A study came out that was a rather nice demonstration of some molecular changes that actually drive the benefits of…
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A toast to sparkling wine!
New Year’s Eve is upon us, which means it’s time to break open the bubbly! Want to drop a little…
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