School of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Fermented Food Engineering Research Center, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China ...

The use of "anno domini" and "before Christ" to mark time began in the early days of Christianity, and they're still used to track calendar years today. When reading historical texts or delving ...

Magnesium oil is made from a mixture of magnesium chloride flakes and water. When these two substances are combined, the resulting liquid has an oily feel but isn’t technically an oil.

Quantum dots (QDs), also known as nanoparticle-based fluorescent probes, are luminescent semiconductor particles with a size range of 2–20 nm. The unique optical and electronic capabilities of QDs ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch. By Carl Zimmer As soon as you put starch in your mouth ...

Reconstruction of the human amylase locus reveals ancient duplications seeding modern-day variation. Science , 2024; DOI: 10.1126/science.adn0609 Cite This Page : ...