Curies, cure, and culture

Article Abstract:

Marie and Pierre Curie won the Nobel Prize in 1904 for their discovery of polonium and radium. Marie was later heralded for her study of the chemistry of radium and its medical use and was awarded a second Nobel Prize for her efforts. Their daughter Irene Curie and her husband Frederick Joliot, also won a Nobel Prize in 1935 for their work in articial radioactivity or the production of stable isotopes within nuclear particles from the decay of polonium and radium. Marie and Irene both died from hematopoietic consequences of radiation exposure.

History, Biography, Ionizing radiation, Curie, Marie, Curie, Irene

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Corn, Columbus, and culture

Article Abstract:

The genetic transformation of corn from its presumed ancestor, teosinte, was discussed. Genetic transformation from teosinte may have been influenced by deliberate in-breeding by early Americans with the intention of producing multiple kernels since teosinte only has two rows of single female spikelets on a cob. Moreover, the spread of people through the Americas has led to the diversification of maize through chance, drift, isolation and adaptation.

Analysis, Corn, Mutation breeding

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The chiropractic cure

Article Abstract:

Chiropractors use spinal manipulation to relieve tension and pain. Treatment costs $25 to $80 per visit, and back pain is usually reduced in one to six weeks.

Usage, Chiropractic

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