Archive for June, 2007

A team at Deakin University are working hard in the fight against obesity to identify tastebuds on the tongue for fat and salt. They hope to find these receptors and and trick them into being stimulated, redicing the overcomsumption of high fat and salty foods.
Since 1970’s food produces have known how to trick the sweetness receptors […]

smoking behind the wheel

70% of those surveyed in Britain, thought that smoking behind the wheel while driving was dangerous and should be banned in all vehicles.
 I definately agree, what do you think?

would you eat lab grown meat?

Dutch scientists and researchers are attempting to ‘grow’ meat in a laboratoty, to eliminate the need to raise and slaughter animals. The idea is to replace the need of livestock being bred purely to be killed and eaten, thus reducing costs for animal feed, transport, land use etc, and reduce hte methane that is expelled […]



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Hi everyone! My name is Jen and i am super clumsy! Anything that is within a 10 metre radius of me, i can almost guaruntee i will run into it (even door frames!. I play a lot of sport and tend to spend a lot of time on the ground! I love anything relating to anatomy or physiology or anything medical and my favourite telly show is All Saints. I am currently at Deakin University studying a combined degree of Nursing and Applied Science (psychology) - and absolutely loving it! :)

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