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Essential Oil
Essential oil is a natural oil that is typically obtained by distillation of plants. They are the oils that give plants their characteristic odors and are most commonly used in perfumes, flavorings, and aromatherapy.
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JAN 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever wondered: underneath the evident smoky smell, what makes up other subtle aromas of a burning fire log?&nbs ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 25, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The cytoplasm of cells is about 80% water, but is full of a molecular mixture of stuff that was once thought to be disor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2019Chemistry & Physics
A new invention that removes microplastics from water was designed by 18-year-old Fionn Ferreira -- winner of the Google ...Written By: Julia TraversJUN 24, 2019Technology
Nanoemulsions are tiny droplets of one liquid suspended within another liquid. These emulsions are similar to the drople ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 28, 2019Microbiology
Oil-consuming microbes have been discovered in the deepest part of the oceans of Earth - the Mariana Trench.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2019Cannabis Sciences
If you are a cat owner, you know the value of catnip. "It's perfectly safe," you say, as you watch your ki ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 01, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has been touted as the "safe" cannabinoid, different from its psychoactive cousin delta9 ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 03, 2018Earth & The Environment
Marine creatures suffered a big loss recently with the announcement from the Trump administration that it will be allowi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 29, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent study in the journal Pain from researchers out of McGill University may be the first attempt to deter ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 20, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Hemp is a form of the cannabis plant that was specially bred for its use in textiles. It contains very little of the psy ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 04, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Mosquitoes are well-known carriers for many disease-causing viruses and parasites. Over the years, widespread applicatio ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 20, 2018Plants & Animals
At first glance, any burrows look just like tiny dirt mounds on the ground. But just beneath these inconspicuous little ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Oil and water don't mix; cells can take advantage of that phenomenon, phase separation, to organize stuff without using ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2018Plants & Animals
The repressive structures that plants use to keep genes turned off involves a potential self-destruct switch, a new stud ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 02, 2018Cannabis Sciences
One man in Arizona found out, via conviction and sentence of drug possession, that the semantics of their state medical ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences combined empirical models of maize production w ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Marine Geology poses the question: is the Mississippi slipping out from under us? The study, wh ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 26, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Regular exposure to tea tree or lavender essential oil has been linked to the abnormal growth of breasts in boys.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI accepted its first cohort of students for their new Medicinal Plant Chemis ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJAN 02, 2018Microbiology
Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work by scientists at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has found that a familiar and beloved spice ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever wondered: underneath the evident smoky smell, what makes up other subtle aromas of a burning fire log?&nbs
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 25, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The cytoplasm of cells is about 80% water, but is full of a molecular mixture of stuff that was once thought to be disor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
A new invention that removes microplastics from water was designed by 18-year-old Fionn Ferreira -- winner of the Google
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 24, 2019
Technology
Nanoemulsions are tiny droplets of one liquid suspended within another liquid. These emulsions are similar to the drople
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 28, 2019
Microbiology
Oil-consuming microbes have been discovered in the deepest part of the oceans of Earth - the Mariana Trench.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
If you are a cat owner, you know the value of catnip. "It's perfectly safe," you say, as you watch your ki
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 01, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has been touted as the "safe" cannabinoid, different from its psychoactive cousin delta9
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 03, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Marine creatures suffered a big loss recently with the announcement from the Trump administration that it will be allowi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 29, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study in the journal Pain from researchers out of McGill University may be the first attempt to deter
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 20, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Hemp is a form of the cannabis plant that was specially bred for its use in textiles. It contains very little of the psy
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 04, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Mosquitoes are well-known carriers for many disease-causing viruses and parasites. Over the years, widespread applicatio
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
At first glance, any burrows look just like tiny dirt mounds on the ground. But just beneath these inconspicuous little
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Oil and water don't mix; cells can take advantage of that phenomenon, phase separation, to organize stuff without using
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Plants & Animals
The repressive structures that plants use to keep genes turned off involves a potential self-destruct switch, a new stud
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 02, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
One man in Arizona found out, via conviction and sentence of drug possession, that the semantics of their state medical
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences combined empirical models of maize production w
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Marine Geology poses the question: is the Mississippi slipping out from under us? The study, wh
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 26, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Regular exposure to tea tree or lavender essential oil has been linked to the abnormal growth of breasts in boys.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI accepted its first cohort of students for their new Medicinal Plant Chemis
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JAN 02, 2018
Microbiology
Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work by scientists at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has found that a familiar and beloved spice
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch