What's the gist of pollination? Think of pollination as plant sex by proxy. Or if this makes you uncomfortable, think of it as the transfer of pollen (male sperm) to the female part of the…
Do or don’t: why taking pre- and probiotics…
The search of the ultimate health-beneficial pill is going on with full speed for decades, if not centuries. One of the avenues science and medicine are exploring, are the pre- and probiotic formulations, supposed to…
To sleep or not to sleep? A question…
What to wish people for the New Year? Generally, we can only think of the usual wishes for good health, prosperity and time spent wisely. But have you ever considered wishing your friends and loved…
To milk or not to milk – does…
Walking down the street back home in Sofia the other day (long live vacations!), I overheard two ladies talking to each other, passionately:Girl1: I don't know how to help him anymore...Girl2: I don't mean to…
Nanotechnology – a silver bullet against food and…
Microbes are everywhere! They are part of every ecosystem in the world. They are on and in every organism. There are BENEFICIAL microbes in food, but many cause spoilage or can cause disease. Plastics, unfortunately, like…
Herbal supplements cross-reactivity and the pitfalls of self-medication
Herbal supplements - the pitfalls of self-medication Herbal extracts have been used for millennia in the treatment of diseases, wounds, for improving of the general health of people and even sometimes for supernatural rituals. In…
Why you should not compromise with gratitude due…
Another dream of mine just came true - to write as a guest writer on another site. A topic dear to me - employee appreciation got picked up by BrughtOwl for their blog at brightowl.pro/blogs, for…
After the apocalypse – Can we survive the…
News reports from the past years keep warnign us about the rise of the antibiotic resistant bugs and the potential for a human apocalypse they bring on their microscopic methaphorical shoulders. Their artillery is not…
