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- Why are there no lobsters in the Pacific? - The Naked Scientists
But there are some spiny lobsters, including the California or red rock lobster, Panulirus interruptus, and there's also one called the green spiny lobster, and they do live on the Pacific, from California, down through into Peru and out into the Pacific as far as the Galapagos Islands There are various species that do live there
- Would eating too many purple carrots turn you purple? | Questions . . .
Purple carrots on the other hand get their colour from anthocyanins, which are the same compound that makes red wine red And just like with red wine, you might find a purple carrot might stain your tongue, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that it also discolours your skin or that your urine turns red, like when you eat lots of beetroot
- The reason for red wine headaches is revealed
Researchers in the United States say they may have cracked why some people get a headache after just one small glass of red wine, even though they are fine drinking other types of alcohol It’s all down to a natural “sunscreen” molecule made by red grapes called “quercetin” Professor Andrew Waterhouse is from the University of California Davis
- Crabs will take aspirin to relieve pain | Interviews
Anyone who’s ever felt a twinge of disquiet when they selected a lobster and watched it being dropped into a pan of boiling water should perhaps trust their instincts: because scientists have discovered crustaceans do appear to perceive pain Eleftherios Kasiouras from the University of Gothenburg has found that crabs dabbed on their sensitive parts with strong vinegar will
- Adopt a baby lobster | Interviews - The Naked Scientists
Sarah - Christmas is a time when we treat ourselves to special food we wouldn't eat all year round One of my very favourite things to eat is lobster - definitely a special occasion treat And now, a British company, Wing of St Mawes, is offering to donate 50p to the National Lobster Hatchery for every lobster bought through their website The lobsters are caught in Cornwall,
- Why dont red blood cells have DNA? - The Naked Scientists
Chris Smith put this question to molecular biologist Diana Alexander Diana - Yes, it is, exactly Mature red blood cells have no nucleus which is the compartment that houses the DNA Immature red blood cells actually do have a nucleus but when they differentiate to become the mature red blood cells the nucleus is actually ejected, so they have no nucleus and no DNA
- How butterfly wings could revolutionise solar power | Interviews
In the hunt for sustainable energy, solar power has emerged as a front runner for supplying part of the world’s energy needs And Will Tingle has been finding out how three species of butterfly have the potential to make them an even more attractive source of power, in every sense of the word… Will - There can be no doubt that solar panels offer a cheap and decentralised way of generating
- Lung cancer vaccines - The Naked Scientists
We are going to ask if it might be possible to prevent lung cancer altogether Prevention is, after all, always better than cure And one of the most promising approaches is a vaccine, designed to train the immune system to recognise the earliest signs of cancerous change Mariam Jamal-Hanjani at the UCL Cancer Institute and the Francis Crick Institute is leading a clinical trial known as
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