| | | Food Molecules
What are foods? Read
about Fats, Fatty acids, Proteins, Amino Acids, Carbohydrates, Food Phenolics,
Aroma and Taste Molecules... |
| Explain
it With Molecules New Why does ice float?-- How does soap work? -- Why is diamond
so hard?-- Why do carcinogens like nicotine cause cancer? -- Why is a salt crystal
cubic in shape? -- This is an interactive activity using the JMol applet which
allows students to interact with molecules. No plug-in is needed.. ---Interactive
3-D Molecules |
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| Antioxidant Molecules
Many compounds
have been shown to have positive antioxidants effects . Read about Carotenoids,
Vitamin E, Resveratrol, Epicatechin, Vitamin C, Proanthocyanidins...
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| Supplements
What is a food supplement?
Read about the B vitamins, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, R-Panthothenate, Amino
Acids ... |
| Molecules of Life
DNA sometimes called the "molecule of heredity",
is the primary chemical component of chromosomes and is the material of which
genes are made. Read about the Molecules of Life. |
| Molecules of Emotions
What
are emotions? What molecules make you feel the way you do? Some Molecules of Emotion
are: Adrenaline, Testosterone, Serotonin, Dopamine... |
| Molecules of Disease
Mad Cow Disease,
Heart Disease, Cancer, Arthritis have one or several molecular causes. Read about
molecules of disease such as: Cytokines, Hemoglobin S, Prions, Cholesterol, Nicotine... |
| Drug Molecules
What is a drug?
Read about Drug Molecules such as: Aspirin, AZT, Benadryl, Nicotine, Prozac, Ritalin..
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| Pesticides and Insecticides
What
are pesticides and Insecticides, Read about common Pesticide and Insectides such
as: DDT, Pyrethrum, Rotenone.. |
| Solvent Molecules
What is
a solvent? Perhaps the most common solvent in everyday life is water. Many other
solvents are organic compounds, such as benzene, tetrachloroethylene, or turpentine.
Read about solvents such as : Water, Ethanol, Benzene, Acetone, TCE... |
| Fuel Molecules
What is a Fuel?
Read about Fuel Molecules such as: Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane, Ethanol.. |
| Molecules of Color
What are pigments
and dyes. Read about: Beta-Carotene, Astaxanthin, Turmeric, Chlorophyll...
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| | Materials
Read and view molecular
structures for materials such as: Diamond, Fullerene, Cotton, Styrene, Graphite,
Nylon, Teflon, Plexiglass...
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