Sep 22, 2008
Four infants in China have died and at least 53,000 are reportedly ill, many seriously so, having been fed milk powder contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine. A three-year old girl in Hong Kong is also ill, but has now been released from hospital, she was the first reported case outside mainland China. Major formula milk producer Nestle says none of its products in China has been contaminated with melamine, …
Sep 17, 2008
UPDATE: Melamine Milk Update, January 22, 2009
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Several thousand babies in China became ill, having suffered …
Sep 12, 2008
Something a little different today. A tale of family playtime, a poll, and a competition to win prizes from the RSC and the CentreoftheCell.org.
Card Competition
Okay, here’s the competition bit. What you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to drop me a line, giving me a good reason (in not more than 15 words) for your choice of chemical trumps or cell trumps and you …
Jul 4, 2008
I wrote about the effect of salt on the boiling point of water recently and Sciencebase reader Derek Burney asked why cooks use salt when boiling vegetables, for instance, if the effect on boiling point and so cooking times is so minimal, as I explained.
Well, the small amount of salt (sodium chloride) added to food has very, very little effect on the boiling point …
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