Divide some laboratory rabbits into three groups. Feed one group normal rabbit chow, the second group a high cholesterol diet, and the third group a high cholesterol diet supplemented with 0.2%...
The word 鈥渜uantum鈥 derives from the Latin word for 鈥渁mount,鈥 so that if something is 鈥渜uantifiable,鈥 it means that it can be measured. Although I think I have a reasonably good grasp of chemistry,...
The wall above that photocopier located at the University of Pennsylvania may eventually feature a plaque that reads something like 鈥渋t was here that Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman met in 1998...
Serendipitous discoveries are legendary in science. Fleming鈥檚 discovery of penicillin, Perkin鈥檚 of mauve, Silver鈥檚 of post-it notes, Roentgen鈥檚 of x-rays, Fahlberg鈥檚 of saccharin, Plunkett鈥檚 of...
Given my interest in collecting anything that is 鈥渄ucky,鈥 you鈥檒l understand why I was drawn to ads for 鈥淵a Shi Xiang Dan Cong鈥 tea. That translates to, and I kid you not, 鈥淒uck Shit Aroma鈥 tea. Of...
The fact that the sauce was packaged in a box shaped like a coffin should have been a clue. On a trip to New Orleans I walked into one of the many shops that sell an array of hot sauces and are set...