Biochemistry & Health
In “RealAge, real stupid, real sleazy,” Dr. Michael Eades wrote: The ‘important appetite-suppressing molecule’ under discussion is the enzyme malonyl-coenzyme A (malonyl-CoA), which is one …
Biology
One Step in the Historical Development of the Concepts of Life and Energy
Isaac Asimov writes, in A Short History of Biology: Since a candle and an animal both produce carbon dioxide and consume oxygen, it seemed reasonable …
Good For Cats
My cats are about out of dry food, and are taking a while to transition from dry to wet, so I am compromising with them. …
Carbohydrates and Health Problems
In the blog post “Hard at work in Seattle,” Dr. Michael Eades said: The man was eating a bowl of oatmeal. He had a glass …
Explore the Science of Cooking
The Exploratorium has an “Accidental Scientist: Science of Cooking” feature that might have some good information — I have not yet checked it out. The …
Cat Health
In response to the claim she sometimes hears that “My Cat is Doing Just “Fine” on Dry Food!“, Lisa A. Pierson, DVM, says: Every living …
Intellectual Independence
As Galileo and Aristotle say, we need to ‘do the experiment,’ to reason things out, to appeal, not to authority, but to first principles and …
Temperature and Heart Rate Recently
Heart rate around 70: Nope. Eight hours of sleep: Nope. Temperature of 98.6: Nope. Thank goodness. 3/12/09 after working out at the gym (and driving …
Hesperonychus: A Cutie!
And makes a good house pet? (Unlike a Leviathan.) There is a report, “New North American Dinosaur Was Smaller Than Housecat” (posted 16 March 2009 …
The Cave Bear
I have read that humans hunted the cave bear to extinction. Humans prized their fat highly, so groups would risk injury and death to score …