Jan
29
The Thankless Task of Dinner
No dinner party can survive uncertainty, and there is nothing so relentless as dinnertime, which must be renewed every day,
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Jan
28
Wheat Domesticated Us
The reason that wheat became the grain of choice in northern climates is thanks to a uniquely small lectin in
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Jan
28
When Buying Bread in the Grocery Store
In this case, green means “stop” and red (and orange and yellow) means “go.” Red, orange, and yellow signal sweetness
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Jan
28
The Slow Acting Poison of Lectin
Because their initial predators were insects, plants developed some lectins that would paralyze any unfortunate bug that tried to dine
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