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The device, developed by a group of French researchers, can chew up hard foodstuffs and reproduce all processes that take place inside the human mouth while eating, including the release of saliva and flavor. It could probably be used in the future as a robotic food tester, to enhance the quality of food and the way ... |
7 May 2008
05:21 GMT |
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Machines perform with no mistake. A human nose may not work well when influenced by other scents, or when it has adapted to a specific scent. And here comes this SF technique: a Swiss coffee tasting machine that turns human tasters obsolete. New "electronic tasters" like the new coffee-tasting machine could work as q... |
12 February 2008
03:52 GMT |
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1.Have you ever wondered which is the largest fruit in the wild? It grows in the Seychelles Archipelago (in the Indian Ocean) and is produced by a 34 m (113 ft) tall palm tree called sea coconut tree (Lodoicea maldivica), encountered only on two islets: Praslin and Curieuse. The nut has a diameter of 50 cm (1.6 ft) a... |
17 December 2007
14:07 GMT |
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Some say that in a world of senses, taste is the queen. It is a pleasure, but also a protection that can tell the difference between what's good to eat and what could be harmful. Still, taste is so personal, that many have linked it to the personality of the individual. Some are sweet, others are not, and make a... |
7 November 2007
15:26 GMT |
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You may think that what you eat is your own choice. But a new research made at Kings College London proves that this choice depends on your genes. This was found after comparing the eating habits of thousands of pairs of twins. Identical twins presented a significantly higher share of food preference patterns, like a... |
23 October 2007
03:09 GMT |
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This is how we investigate the chemical composition of our environment: through smell and taste. 1.The olfactory sensors are located in the upper nose, in the olfactory mucosa. The mucosa contains millions of olfactory cells (ciliated cells). Each ciliated cell contains over 12 cilia. The mucous maintains the humidit... |
9 October 2007
18:06 GMT |
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The obsession of these… 'living skeletons' for not gaining weight and the relentless pursuit of thinness may seem funny. But anorexia nervosa can lead to death in 10 % of the cases, besides the severe illnesses, due to the emaciation. Anorexia usually installs in adolescence, but it also appear throughout ... |
26 September 2007
06:43 GMT |
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Chocolate advertising often centers on naïve sexy women lured by men with chocolate. Still, there is barely any proof that this widely desired kind of sweets causes real addiction. "Rather, chocolate is irresistible partly because we know we're not supposed to have too much. People readily label themselves choco... |
12 September 2007
03:34 GMT |
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Coca-Cola and Cargill have announced that they have developed a new natural sweetener from the sweet grass or honey leaf (Stevia rebaudiana), a South American bush whose leaves are used by Guarani Indians (Paraguay and Southern Brazil) for centuries as sweetener in mate beverage. The plant is highly popular in Paragu... |
4 June 2007
14:56 GMT |
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ATP is a molecule typically linked to processing energy in cells and more recently found to boost muscular growth. That's why researchers were surprised to find that this molecule is behind the way we feel the taste of food. When food molecules touch the taste buds on tongue, mouth cavity and pharynx, the bud ce... |
31 May 2007
03:49 GMT |
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In the constant struggle between prey and predators, plants can employ the most disgusting chemical methods to keep away vegetarians. Even so, co-evolution can make herbivores bypass these defenses. Such is the case of a species of fruit fly, Drosophila sechellia, for example, which enjoys the fruit of a Polynesian s... |
1 May 2007
17:06 GMT |
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