Tequila, the world-famous drink made from the agave plant, originates in Mexico for more than 400 years, and has since gained an international reputation for its flavor and unique taste. But now, a new study conducted by researchers at the North Carolina State University (NCS) shows that the way in which the drink is... |
13 January 2009
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Apparently, even the cheapest bottles of tequila can make for the creation of diamonds, Mexican scientists told BBC. A research team, working from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, said that applications for their new invention are plentiful, and that their discovery could pave the way for mass-production... |
14 November 2008
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Well, this is a Chinese story with all the makings of a John Woo film. The game is actually called "John Woo Presents Stranglehold" but unlike my fellow colleagues in the business, I don't tremble at the very sound of this name, like some kind of slow motion king from ancient times and, in fact, I couldn't ... |
24 June 2008
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Plants living in temperate or cold areas use to shed their leaves annually. That's why records of leaf size won't be found amongst them. But if you thought the 6 m (20 ft) long leaf of a banana tree is impressive, what about 20 m (66 ft) long leaves?The largest leaves belong to the raffia palm (Raphia farin... |
28 January 2008
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Even the Aztecs drank their tequila, a fermented beverage made of agave, and produced a long time before the arrival of the Spaniards in 1521. Later, their drink turned into pulque. Later on, tequila turned into the most famous product of Mexico, and now the huge thirst for the drink is killing off more than just our... |
16 June 2007
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Agave seems to mean more than tequila. A Mexican team from the University of Guadalajara has found that the blue agave, the plant from whose sap tequila is made, could offer a more effective way of delivering drugs to the colon than common drug-carriers. The research could improve treatments for ulcerative colitis, i... |
29 March 2007
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