How cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger became the scents of winter holidays, far from their tropical origins
Spices have been prized commodities for centuries. Today, ‘warm’ flavors boost our health and spirits in fall and winter.
Dec. 11, 2023 • ~8 min
Fruit bats can eat up to twice their body weight in fruit a day. But their genes and cells evolved to process all that sugar without any heath consequences − a feat drug developers can learn from.
Spices have been prized commodities for centuries. Today, ‘warm’ flavors boost our health and spirits in fall and winter.
Researchers successfully treated diabetes in mice by engineering cells to make insulin in response to the music of Queen.
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