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A common enzyme in both banana skin and human skin is helping scientists get a jump on skin cancer. What’s more, the new detection method pioneered as a result of this analysis is non-invasive and may eliminate the need for skin biopsies…

One of the things I have always loved about science is the fact that it will never stop. We will never know everything and, therefore, will always keep learning. What amazes me about science is how little we know about some of the most…

We've all been lead to believe that depression is a condition that exists in our brains that we have no control over. In a recent study, 87.4% of people surveyed said that they believed that depression was likely caused by a chemical…

If someone were to tell you that plants have one of the most complex social networks on the planet, you might hold your hand to the back of their head to make sure that they weren't running a fever. In reality, as crazy as that sounds, it…

A few years ago when e-cigarettes really started to become popular, I remember saying, "it is just a matter of time before we find out how bad those are for you too." Well, that time is now. A new study that was published in Environmental…

So, what if someone told you that there is a naturally occurring chemical that could quite literally "turn off" the part of the brain that responsible for depression with no adverse side effects? Sounds great right? Then someone says that…

More and more people are becoming familiar with the chemical known as "oxytocin." The sudden increase in knowledge is partly due to scientists and researchers making their results publicly known- and the results are usually pretty…

According to a recent report by etcgroup.org some of the largest chemical manufacturers in the world are also some of the largest in the seed business. Same companies are also involved in producing GMOs.  During the first decades of…