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Altherion

@altherion

ChemE PhD candidate -Food Technologist - Writer

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Altherion
@altherion Mar 5, 2018, 7:41 PM UTC

The science of poop!

I knew someone that used to say that everyone is a disaster tourist. While this is usually a term for someone that likes to travel to sites struck by natural disasters or traumatic events of other so…

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Altherion
@altherion Feb 12, 2018, 8:08 PM UTC

Are all sugars equal? A toxicity assessment of sugar

# Introduction Candy. Chocolate. Ice cream. Soda. These products are classic examples of food products that have a high sugar content. When something contains sugar what does that mean? Commonly, whe…

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Altherion
@altherion Feb 8, 2018, 1:33 AM UTC

Can gut microbes cause cancer?

Our gut contains many microorganisms. On average the weight of the gut microbiome is about 2 kg. That’s 2 kilograms of other species we are carrying with us at all times! To reach this weight there h…

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Altherion
@altherion Jan 29, 2018, 8:48 PM UTC

Paper discussion #4 – The Cloning Revolution

Do you remember Dolly the sheep? The first mammal to ever be cloned. If you think a sheep was impressive, researchers in China have now cloned the first monkey, and not just that... They are twins! M…

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Altherion
@altherion Jan 26, 2018, 7:15 PM UTC

Supplements #1: Echinacea - video

Echinacea. Herbal medicine, or pretty flower? This is the video version of my longer post on the supplement Echinacea. Enjoy! Recently from @Altherion Paper discussion #3 - A prevention for cancer? T…

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Altherion
@altherion Jan 25, 2018, 10:11 PM UTC

Supplements #1: Echinacea

When I was visiting family over the winter holidays I noticed that one of them was taking Echinacea as a supplement. Being unfamiliar with Echinacea I asked what it was for and I was told it was to p…

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Altherion
@altherion Jan 23, 2018, 12:22 AM UTC

Paper discussion #3 – A prevention for cancer?

I while back I started a paper discussion series with the idea of describing the scientific process undertaken by the authors and extracting the message or result they found. This is the third instal…

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Altherion
@altherion Jan 19, 2018, 9:06 PM UTC

The farmer’s friend

Plant lice, caterpillars, beetles, scale, and flies terrorize farms and gardens. These herbivorous pests eat the plants and destroy the crop. Thankfully, if you would like to plant a nice balcony gar…

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Altherion
@altherion Jan 10, 2018, 5:10 PM UTC

Urban Farming

Recently I had a day trip with my research group and we visited the farm of the future in The Hague, The Netherlands. At this location, they grow vegetables on the roof of an office building. This ro…

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Altherion
@altherion Jan 9, 2018, 8:53 PM UTC

Toilet to tap

Did you ever think about how your wastewater is dealt with? Often it goes through a process of filtering and sludge removal until it is clean enough to be drained into a river (Figure 1). In the U.S.…

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