Search results for sushi
Wasabi receptor can sense ammonia that causes pain
Nov 13, 2008 |
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Japanese research group, led by Prof Makoto Tominaga of National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Japan, found that the receptor for hot taste of WASABI, Japanese horseradish usually eaten with Sushi, can sense alkaline ...
Astronauts to taste 'space sushi'
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 03, 2009 |
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US astronaut Timothy Creamer said on Thursday he was impatient to taste "space sushi" courtesy of his Japanese crewmate after they arrive on the International Space Station (ISS) later this month.
Astronauts return from space to sushi overload
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Koichi Wakata was still getting used to gravity, though it wasn't going to stop him from diving into a deluge of sushi.
Unknowlingly consuming endangered tuna
Nov 19, 2009 |
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While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing so might be as easy as plucking sushi from a bento box. New genetic detective work from the Sackler Institute for Comparative ...
Britain wants the EU to limit tuna fishing
Sep 26, 2006 |
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The European Union is reportedly being urged to limit tuna fishing as rising demand for sushi drives tuna stocks to near collapse.
Study shows difficult to read instructions decrease motivation
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 30, 2008 |
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It is not surprising that people are more willing to participate in a task if it does not require too much effort. What is interesting, however, is the way we determine just how easy a task will be and therefore, how motivated ...
Researchers uncover genetic origins of rice fragrance
Sep 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Cornell study reports that the gene that gives rice its highly valued fragrance stems from an ancestor of basmati rice and dispels other long-held assumptions about the origins of basmati. ...
Exotic foods becoming commonplace
Aug 01, 2007 |
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Food trend experts predict exotic and extreme foods such as yogurt with rose petals and orange blossoms will become more common on consumer's plates.
Nanoscale tool allows scientists to study membrane proteins one at a time
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 06, 2008 |
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In biology, as in construction, it’s all about having tools that fit the job. Researchers at Rockefeller University have now created a tiny tool, more than 10,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human ...
Made-to-order magazine lets readers choose
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Time Inc. is experimenting with a customized magazine that combines reader-selected sections from eight publications as it tries to mimic in printed form the personalized news feeds that have become ...
New study reveals first ever method to genetically identify all 8 tuna species
Oct 26, 2009 |
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A new paper published October 27 in PLoS ONE, the online, open-access scientific journal, unveils for the first time a method to accurately distinguish between all eight tuna species from any kind of processed tissue using ...
Fast Food USB Drive Thru: 1GB Pizza, Hamburger To Go, Please
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 04, 2007 |
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A novelty fast food product line of 1GB USB flash memory is introduced by Green House of Japan is introduced. Soon you will be able to order a hamburger, pizza, hot dog or sandwich flash memory drive to enhance ...
Vibrio bacteria found in Norwegian seafood and seawater
Feb 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While working on her doctorate, Anette Bauer Ellingsen discovered potentially disease-causing vibrios (Vibrio cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus) in Norwegian seafood and inshore ...
Small sea creatures may be the 'canaries in the coal mine' of climate change
Biology /
Feb 17, 2008 |
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As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk, according to scientists at a press briefing this morning at the annual meeting of the American Association ...
Small Sea Creatures May Be the 'Canaries in the Coal Mine' of Climate Change
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Feb 19, 2008 |
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As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk.
