After a pinata party, Maria e-mailed me the following question: Hey, why does water with flour become glue for pinatas? Is there a scientific explanation for the stickiness? How come …
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Dark stories from the kitchen – melanin in fruit
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenA few weeks ago I gave a talk at a grade 8 class about my research. The long molecular biological explanation was out of their league, so instead I had …
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I wrote an article about the science of sleep and this weekend’s time change for a local student newspaper. Initially I really wanted to write about the molecular mechanisms behind …
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Folding @ Home – help researchers study protein folding
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenFolding@Home is a project of Stanford University, studying protein folding. The way in which proteins are folded three-dimensionally is crucial to their function. Many mutations that lead to disease are …
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March 14 is “Pi Day”, according to fans of the number, because the date can also be written as the number pi rounded down to two decimals: 3.14 The Exploratorium …
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Have you ever wondered how Silly Putty is made? Or cat litter? DVD players? M&Ms? Fabric softener? Violins? Wonder no longer! How Products Are Made has all these answers, and …