Ruin your breath, save your health: the secret life of garlic and onions

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Researchers have discovered how garlic and onions fight such diseases as cancer, heart disease and infections. Educational and research institutions discovered that garlic's allicin content attacks disease-causing microbes and that both onions and garlic stem nitrosamine formation. The sulfur compound responsible for the strong odor of garlic and onion was also found to prevent platelet aggregation and reduce heart attacks.

Health aspects, Onions, Garlic

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Meteor Shower Sets Off Scientific Storm

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Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle is a meteor phenomenon that has been recurring for years, but now poses a threat to the myriad of satellites orbiting around the world. The Leonid meteor showers, which were first detected over one thousand years ago, could effect the satellites that are responsible for personal pagers and television systems.

Safety and security measures, Meteors, Orbits (Astrophysics), Tempel's comet (II)

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