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Xylitol and Your Chewing Gum - Christian Heine
So if you’ve happened to be at a convenience store or you local gum retailer lately, you may have noticed that Trident Gum now boasts a wonderful new additive, xylitol. What is xylitol and where did it come from? And why is it in our gum? Xylitol is a sugar alcohol or polyol... Submitted 7 years 34 days ago.

How Spiders Spin Their Webs - Carolyn Tytler
Spiders are not insects. They belong to the Arachnid family. There are more than 30,000 species of spiders. They have two main body parts: the cephalothorax, which is a fused head and thorax, and an abdomen. They have eight legs and up to eight eyes, but they have very poor eyesight and some... Submitted 2 years 96 days ago.

Which Are the Five Tallest Mammals? - Carolyn Tytler
1. If your first guess for the tallest mammal was the giraffe... Congratulations! You're absolutely right. A full-grown animal can attain a height of 6.1 meters or 20 feet. Giraffes live in the central, eastern and southern areas of Africa where they roam through the trees and across the open... Submitted 2 years 131 days ago.

Anatomy for Beginners (part 5) - Take a Deep Breath -This is How the Lungs Work - - Connor Davidson
If you are reading this you have a working set of lungs they will be going in, out, up and down without you even knowing. That is the wonderful thing about life: it happens and you don't need to think too much about it. Imagine if you had to say: "excuse me but I can't talk just now - I have to... Submitted 2 years 327 days ago.

What exactly is a Neuron - James Rogers
The Brain is possibly the most complex structure in the known universe. It controls everything we do. It is responsible for every feeling, emotion, idea, memory, pain, joy and everything else that makes up our everyday lives. What then controls our brain or more important what is it in our brains... Submitted 3 years 150 days ago.

"Patentability of Human Embryonic Stem Cells in Europe" - Bikash Acharjee, LL.M., University of Exeter - Bikash
Introduction Recent advancement in biotechnology [1] has necessitated grant of patent on living things, which was traditionally granted primarily for mechanical ‘inventions’. [2] This has generated considerable legal and ethical debate, as it means that now living materials (e.g., a plant or... Submitted 6 years 335 days ago.

3 Dead Body Parts -- Not Counting Hair - - Mark Hester
Every school kid knows that hair is not alive. Thank goodness, or trips to the barber would be much more horrific. But did you know that you carry around with you 3 other parts -- inside your body -- that are not alive? And we aren't referring to last night's meatloaf. 1. Cartilage ... Submitted 1 year 247 days ago.

HAR 1 - The Special Human Gene - From God, Aliens, Stars or Pandora - - Christofer French
"I Feel More Like I Do Now Than I Did When I Came In." Now there is an old backward drunken phrase from the denizen of those kinds of thoughts - Texas. It makes perfect sense to a drunk. And it seems quite appropriate at this point in the Human DNA discussion. After years studying the human... Submitted 1 year 305 days ago.

The Five Senses -Sensing Vibration - George E Lockett
A simple look at the five senses and how they are all doing the same thing: sensing vibration Just take a few seconds to think about the five senses of the human body: Hearing, Sight, Touch, Taste and Smell. You may be aware that they are all sensing the same thing: vibration. Hearing... Submitted 5 years 36 days ago.

Types Of Tests That A Microbiology Laboratory Must Have - Allison Noris
Medical related product producers really need a highly trained lab that they could depend on when it is time to look at their healthcare equipment. The testing lab can assist you with all your biocompatibility testing expectations. Be sure it's astate of the art, completely operating lab which... Submitted 1 year 143 days ago.

The History of Modern Stereology Part Two: The Second and Third Decades - - Laine McKenna
The Second Decade Of Modern Stereology (1971-1981) In the 1970s biologists began to favor the newer stereology approaches over more rough assessments by so-called "experts," and subjective (biased) sampling methods. Two peer-review journals were established that focused primarily on... Submitted 1 year 214 days ago.

The History Of Modern Stereology - - Laine McKenna
The Feldberg meeting Stereology literally translates from the Greek as, "the study of objects in 3-D." The 3-D analysis of objects dates to ancient Egypt and the development of Euclidean geometry. Stereology, however, officially began as a scientific discipline until less than half a century... Submitted 1 year 214 days ago.

Ethnicity Testing: Where Has Your DNA Been? - Pete McFraser
Have you ever wondered about your ethnic origin? Do you know for sure where all your ancestors were from and which countries' histories were a direct influence on the people who made you who you are? I've always known I'm Canadian, but not until recently did I wonder: am I part Finnish? ... Submitted 6 years 229 days ago.

What Is Human Anatomy? - - Ahsan Iqbal
Anatomy is a vast term, which means the study of structure of something. It is sometimes used in place of the term "Human Anatomy", which is more focused and of lesser scope. Human anatomy is a basic complementary medical science that deals with the study of morphology of human body. It is a pure... Submitted 1 year 104 days ago.

What Exactly Causes Us To Sneeze? - - Russell Shortt
Sneezing is a defensive mechanism that the body does in order to rid the respiratory tract from irritant materials. The explosive exhalation that occurs during a sneeze serves to clear the upper airway. Our nose does a fine job in protecting us, as it filters dust and large airborne particles... Submitted 3 years 71 days ago.