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Umami the Fifth Taste: Science & Cuisine
Umami comes from the Japanese for "taste," applied to savory flavors. The four basic tastes are sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. Umami is...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 222 min read
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Compost: Heart of Sustainable Gardening
Compost is the heart of sustainable gardening. Composting turns scraps into nutritious soil, with help from microbes and other organisms....

Sylvia Rose
Feb 214 min read
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Hormones in Microbes, Plants & Animals
Hormones, a term derived from the Greek word hormao meaning to excite or arouse, are signaling molecules sent by cells to influence...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 184 min read
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Pheromones in Microbes, Plants & Animals
Pheromones are communication tools. Chemical substances released by an organism into the environment trigger responses to relay...

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Feb 184 min read
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Cell Communication in Living Organisms
Cellular communication is a complex signaling system of living organisms from single-celled fungi to massive bodies. Cells use signals to...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 184 min read
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Difference Between Oxidation & Fermentation
Oxidation and fermentation both are used by organisms to extract energy from molecules. These operate in distinct ways and under...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 174 min read
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Polyphenols: Plants & the Environment
Polyphenols in plants are protectors, beautifiers and communicators. With diverse structures and functions these phytochemical compounds...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 174 min read
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Fructose (Fruit Sugar): Sweetest Saccharide
Fructose is a simple sugar, a member of the carbohydrate family. It's found especially in fruits and honey. Fructose is known for...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 164 min read
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Streptococcus LAB: Lactic Acid Bacteria
Streptococcus is among the lactic acid bacteria (LAB), who include genera such as Lactobacillus . Besides LAB many species of...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 144 min read
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Phytoplankton: Environment & Human Health
Phytoplankton are microscopic plants of the waters. Phytoplankton support marine life, influence climate and health. A diverse group of...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 143 min read
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Long & Short-Chain Fatty Acids: the Human Environment
Fatty acids are components of fats, with significant effects on environment and humans. Long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) and short-chain...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 143 min read
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Long-Chain Fatty Acids: Humans & Environment
Long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) are nutritional components of human and environmental health. From supporting brain function to regulating...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 143 min read
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Fatty Acids: Environment & Human Health
Fatty acids are compounds with strong functions in biological processes of the human body. Found in plants, microbes to the largest...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 135 min read
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Acidosis & Body Fluid Acid Levels: Human Health
Acidosis is a medical condition characterized by increased acidity in body fluids like mucus, sweat, tears and urine and sometimes blood....

Sylvia Rose
Feb 135 min read
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Lactic Acidosis: Harmful Levels of Lactic Acid
Lactic acidosis is caused by the way bodies manage metabolism. A progressive medical condition, lactic acidosis is characterized by...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 134 min read
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Methane (CH4): Science of Microbial Gas
Methane is a colorless, odorless gas. The simplest hydrocarbon, it consists of one carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms. It is the...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 124 min read
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Methanogenesis: Microbial Methane Production
Methanogenesis or biomethanation, is biochemical process influencing the Earth's carbon cycle. Specialized microorganisms, methanogens...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 124 min read
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Acetic Acid: Nature, Microbes & Health
Acetic acid is well known in cuisine for its pleasantly sour taste and sharp scent. From kitchen vinegar to major functions in...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 115 min read
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Lactic Acid: Nature & the Human Body
Lactic acid affects human bodies and the physiology of organisms large and small. From climbing stairs to breaching athletic limits...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 113 min read
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Mannose: Simple Sugar of Nature & Health
Mannose (D-mannose) is a monosaccharide or simple sugar with many functions in bodies and natural environment. It fortifies cell...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 104 min read
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