http://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6175/1065.full Scandals in research always surprise me… It makes me sad that research, which I believe should be driven more so by the pursuit of knowledge and the betterment of human life, can be so easily corrupted by people’s jealousy. … Continue reading
In class (…yesterday? Oh dear, I should probably go to bed), we mentioned that the mechanism behind perming one’s hair involved breaking and reforming disulfide bonds. On the flip side, there are many treatments that tackle the problem of hair … Continue reading
http://www.nature.com/news/specials/crystallography-1.14540?WT.ec_id=NEWS-20140225
Today, we were curious about what nanopure water would taste like, since it’s free of ions, and asked Professor Oakes for her opinion. She informed us that it is very dangerous to drink nanopure water – apparently, they would place … Continue reading
I consider myself a lover of tea. Since I was a child, tea has been a big part of my rewards system and my friendships with others. A while back, my friend introduced me to honey citron tea, a traditional … Continue reading
As I was eating cheese today, I wondered how cheese is made and what is the difference is in the chemically of soft cheese vs hard cheese. After researching a little, what I read was a little traumatizing… Let’s just … Continue reading