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Chemistry Newsbytes
Posted by Bethany Halford on July 4, 2008 in Chemistry is Everywhere
If you indulge in a slice of watermelon this Fourth of July, be sure to be nice to your sweetheart. Science Daily
The revolution in flavor chemistry is already being waged in tomato juice. Gourmet
Listen to the sound of Jell-O wobbling. Telegraph
Canada Day bummer for the chemists at Simon Fraser University whose holiday was ruined when a hot water line busted and flooded their labs. The Province
Science of the Stradivarius sound: Is the difference in the density? Science News
Flat screen TVs could have a greater impact on global warming than coal-fired power plants. Guardian
For mosquitoes, attraction is all about chemistry. Newsweek
1 Comment on Chemistry Newsbytes
By David Bradley on July 4, 2008 at 11:09 am
It’s really just silly the amount of press attention this “watermelon a natural Viagra” story has got this week, given that the compound being touted as a fleshy red version of the little blue tablets, citrulline, is metabolised to the bog-standard amino acid, arginine. It’s arginine that’s supposed to release NO and cause blood vessel relaxation, but the researchers involved explicity state that it’s nowhere near as organ specific as Viagra, either way. I’ve grumped about this over on Spinneret in a 4th July special.
http://www.chemspider.com/chemistry-news/uplifting-water-melons.html
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