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Daily Archives: August 15, 2015
Have you ever wondered whether washing clothes may make them dirtier rather than cleaner? Here’s an interesting e-mail I received: “I am hoping you may be able to answer a question that seems to have everyone staring into space. It appears we are all focused on what pollutants are in […]
Washing Clothes May Make Them Dirtier
When I wrote a warning about how eating too many apple seeds or cherry pits could kill you, I had no idea the topic would be considered controversial. In my mind, saying the natural compounds in the plants could be toxic was on par with saying too much iron is […]
Laetrile, Amygdalin, and Vitamin B17
The news services sometimes include unusual stories that relate to chemistry. For example, Snopes collected a series of news reports about the use of potentially carcinogenic soy sauce made using human hair instead of soy beans. I learned that the amino acids in human hair can be used to make a […]