By marlow | Published: December 20, 2012
You may not have heard of triclosan before, but the chemical is all around you. A recent Smithsonian article explains that “The antibacterial substance, which was first developed in the 1960s to prevent bacterial infections in hospitals, has since been incorporated into everything from hand soaps to toothpastes to mouthwashes. Manufacturers see it as a marketing bonus, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged 10-to-00, 10-to-minus01, 10-to-minus03, 10-to-minus04, 10-to-minus05, 10-to-minus06, antibacterial, bacteria, bloodstream, chemical, FDA, fish, heart, hormone, meters, mice, muscles, percent, skin, Smithsonian, triclosan
By marlow | Published: August 23, 2012
It turns out that the smell of fear is real. A recent article in The New York Times addresses a new study on how the smell of fear effects “family dynamics behavior in Eurasian Rollers–spectacular Jay-sized birds…” What scientists discovered only reinforces the growing evidence that animals–humans included–can smell each others’ fear. The odor (which [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged 10-to-minus02, 10-to-minus09, 10-to-minus10, 10-to-minus26, 10-to-plus26, air, electric shock, kilograms, mass, meters, molecules, skin, smell of fear, sweat