In the video below, Hank Green of the SciShow talks about an exciting new development in cancer treatment: A potential cancer vaccine. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have been working on two novel immune-stimulating agents. They have injected these agents into the solid tumors of mice and found that the agents eliminated all traces of cancer […]
What is the Official State Snack of Maine?
During my first visit to Maine (which I loved, by the way), we had some lobster (or lobstah), which I didn’t care for, not being a lobster fan. We also had some great pie, picked some fresh blueberries and made blueberry cobbler, and enjoyed many other treats. I also got some Moxie soda and enjoyed […]
The Worm in the Tequila Bottle
I remember a scene in the movie Poltergeist II where Craig T. Nelson’s character is chugging (yes, chugging) a bottle of Tequila. Or was it Mescal? At the bottom of the bottle was a big worm. It reminded me of the catawba worms we used to use as fishing bait, back home. When he reached […]
Does Sugar Cause Your Kids to be Hyperactive?
Dad is enjoying a night out with the kids. Dad, Billy, and Joey scarf down some hamburgers and french fries, enjoy a kick-butt action movie (don’t tell mom) and, for the piece de resistance, they stop off at the ice cream parlor for some loaded hot fudge sundaes. Dad doesn’t know it, but he’s in […]
What Are Amino Acids?
Many people are confused about the difference between amino acids and proteins, especially in how these relate to nutrition and out biological processes. One of the first things to know is that the foods we eat contain proteins but these proteins are not themselves directly turned into other proteins. With a very few minor exceptions, […]
What is Lactose Intolerance?
What is Lactose? Lactose is the carbohydrate sugar naturally found in milk and milk products. Lactase is the enzyme needed to break down this sugar in the digestive tract. Lactase is secreted by the cells lining the small intestine. The enzyme breaks down lactose into two simpler forms of sugar called glucose and galactose, which […]