Human pheromones
Female menstruation or sexual attraction are two of the processes that may be affected by pheromones in humans. Spoiler: one of them is not.
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Viruses. Live beings or very complex molecules that replicate? Let’s find out
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It’s not new, but it’s NOT getting better. But why is this happening? Pesticides, monoculture, mites… Find the reasons here.
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A gecko walking up a glass. A frog with a hexagonal structure at its toes. And a Dutch scientist with a very long name as explanation.
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Experimenting with food has the benefit that you can eat your samples…sometimes
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Yogurt, bread, beer, wine, bakery products, pickles… Fermentation is a pungent world , but what is it exactly?
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Cheating mutant bacteria inoculations could be a bio-treatment for chronic infections
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