Week 11 Theme: Health What Are the Benefits of Eating Banana Peels? Bananas have been a highly cultivated fruit for thousands of years. Many species of primate consume the entire banana‚ peel and all‚ which may have led indigenous peoples to follow suit. Although not common practice in the West‚ peoples of Asian countries eat banana peels‚ but they are usually cooked in some capacity. They are not nearly as sweet as the flesh‚ but they are rich in some nutrients‚ especially potassium‚ and
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Since 1885‚ cloning has been a hot topic in the science communities throughout the world. The first demonstration of artificial embryo twinning was performed by Hans Adolf Edward Dreisch using a sea urchin (National Human Genome Research Institute). In this simple experiment‚ Dreisch proved that shaking two-celled sea urchin embryos separated them and allowed each cell to grow into full sea urchins. What was learned by this experiment was that embryos in early stages of development have their own
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parents have the recessive gene which mainly came from a European heritage. The only way to know if you have the dominant gene is after puberty which shows many of the early symptoms such as night blindness. As time moves along the possibility in degeneration of vision varies and is sometimes unpredictable but sudden blindness is not likely. Stress Involvement The stress retinitis pigmentosa causes is mainly psychological and not usually physical. If someone with night blindness could not enjoy anything
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The Miraculous Properties of the Fig [I swear] by the fig and the olive. (Qur’an‚ 95:1) Sahih al-Bukhari records Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) stating: "If I had to mention a fruit that descended from paradise‚ I would say this is it because the paradisiacal fruits do not have pits...eat from these fruits for they prevent haemorrhoids‚ prevent piles and help gout." So let’s discuss the benefits of figs‚ throughout the years figs have been used as a remedy for everything from constipation‚ gangrene
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Ginkgo is popularly known as living fossils. It is also known by other names like Fossil tree‚ Kew Tree and Silver Apricot. Ginkgo trees are in a position to live long for thousands of years. Historically‚ medicinal use of Ginkgo was documented in 2600 BC. for the treatment of bronchial-asthma and bronchitis. The botanical name of ginkgo is Ginkgo biloba Linn. and it is a member of family Ginkgoaceae. Ginkgo although not described in Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia is major herbal drug of western herbal medicine
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Did you know that for every cigarette you smoke you can lose eleven minutes off your life? Smoking can not only leave you with long term affects you may not be able to get rid of but it will leave you poor and maybe dead. Mankind first came in touch with tobacco approximately eighteen thousand years ago‚ when migrant Asiatic people first intersected the Bering Strait and extended across the continents today known as the Americas‚ where tobacco is native (Gately ‚2001). Mayan Indians of Mexico
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Roy 1 Moitry Susan Roy Professor Jenny Nate Culinary Arts 2 November 2014 Carrots Carrot is a root vegetable. They are usually orange in color. Other colors such as purple‚ red‚ white‚ and yellow varieties exist too. They have a crisp texture when fresh. The cultivated featheryleaved plant of the parsley family yields this vegetable. The domesticated carrot that we know today originated from the
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AUROSIL PLUS (High Quality‚ Purified‚ 5000 cSt Silicone Oil) A Tamponade to treat Complex Retinal Detachments DESCRIPTION AUROSIL PLUS-(5000 cSt) is a (Purified Polydimethyl siloxane) highly purified long chain Polydimethyl siloxane trimethyl siloxy terminated silicone oil designed for prolonged tamponade after surgical treatment for severe retinal detachment. CHARACTERISTICS Viscosity (at 25°C) Refractive index (at 25°C) Specific gravity (at 25°C) Average Molecular Weight (Daltons) Toxic Residue
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ABSTRACT: Blindness‚ the most severe form of visual impairment‚ deprives people the ability to move about unaided. It is the most feared ailment in the present world. The leading causes of chronic blindness include cataract‚ glaucoma‚ age-related macular degeneration‚ corneal opacities‚ diabetic retinopathy‚ trachoma‚ and eye conditions in children (e.g. caused by vitamin A deficiency). Artificial vision has been a challenging task for the opto bionics. But now‚ a limited form of artificial vision is a
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1. Describe the pathway of light through the eye and the process of light refraction. 4 points Light enters through the cornea‚ which is the first step in refraction. The iris then modulates the amount of the light that enters the eye. The light then passes through the pupil‚ which regulates light entry into the inner eye and brings objects into focus. Light then then passes through the lens which focuses the light on the retina (made of rods and cones). The retina turns light into nerve impulses
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