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What’s in your receipt?
Here’s one way to avoid BPA this holiday season
Posted in Environment & Pollution
Tagged bisphenol-A, BPA, organic chemistry, organic compound, paper, questioned documents
A pepper part that burns fat
Study finds that dihydrocapsiate may give a diet extra power.
Posted in Food & Nutrition
Tagged capsaicin, food chemistry, organic chemistry, organic compound
The Buzz about Caffeine
Is caffeine bad or good for you? The answer is: a little of both.
Posted in Body & Health
Tagged brain chemistry, caffeine, Drug, forensic science, nervous, nervous system, organic chemistry, organic compound, stimulant, toxicology, toxicology/drugs
Bugs with Gas
Microbes living in sand under the sea may produce gases such as propane.
Posted in Earth
Tagged Alternative energy, bacteria/protists/fungi, bugs, entomology, ethane, Marine bacteria, microbe, oceanography, organic chemistry, organic compound, propane
Makeup Science
Looking your best may be as much a science as it is an art.
Posted in Ancient Times
Tagged Cosmetics, organic chemistry, organic compound
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