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The physics of peeling garlic | Day 223

The physics of peeling garlic | Day 223

Garlic peeling is one of the worst chores in the kitchen – unless you have a silicone tube garlic peeler, operating on extremely simple physics.

Posted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags cooking, garlic, inventions, kitchen science, physics, sofrito, tomatoes1 Comment on The physics of peeling garlic | Day 223
Nature’s MSG | Day 79

Nature’s MSG | Day 79

Wildly popular today, tomatoes were used for centuries in the cooking of the ancient Mesoamerica, and were introduced to Europe in the 16th century. Why do we love them so?

Posted on November 3, 2014November 10, 2014Categories 365 Science StoriesTags biology, chemistry, MSG, tomatoes2 Comments on Nature’s MSG | Day 79
Happy meristems | Day 51

Happy meristems | Day 51

If humans shared more attributes with plants, we’d have excellent access to a supply of non-specialised cells, also known as stem cells, cached right there in our bodies.

Posted on October 6, 2014Categories 365 Science StoriesTags biology, gardening, tomatoes1 Comment on Happy meristems | Day 51
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