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GRILLED CHEESE
Since the dawn of time, humans have striven to uncover the underpinnings of life. We went from traveling on
land in a car to venturing into space within a rocket in less than 100 years. We manipulated the building
blocks of matter themselves, generated black holes, and have taken note of instantaneous moments in time
to discover new elements. Now we have reached another pinnacle. One of monumental standard that only
our families before us have dreamed of. To all those reading this... I give you the Equation for the Perfect
Grilled Cheese.
Chemists at the Royal Society of Chemistry have come up with what the believe to be the Equation for the
Perfect Grilled Cheese. So here is the key is as stated by Ruth, a chemist at Royal Society of Chemistry,
We found that the cheese on toast that was grilled furthest from heat source melted the most consistently,
and came out best in the texture and taste tests. Finally, here are the steps to take to make the perfect grilled
cheese:
1)Melt 50 grams (.11 pounds) of a sliced hard cheese( Eg Cheddar)
on a slice of white bread thats 10 millimeters (0.4 in) thick under a grill.
2) The cheese and toast should remain a distance of 18 centimeters (8 inches) from a heat source.
3) Heat at 115 degrees Celsius (239 F) for 4 minutes.
The factors that were said to constitute the perfect grilled cheese were 1) consistency of the temperature of
the melted cheese across the slice 2) the texture of the cheese and 3) the taste. So why did the Royal Society
of Chemistry even do this experiment? There is no better way to say it other than how Ruth herself did,
...We hope that the tests we carried out to determine our formula demonstrates the approach scientists take
to designing experiments for their research.
Just when you think hot peppers couldnt get any better, scientists from Illinois and Brazil, have given us one
more reason to love them. In a recent study, the characteristics of Capsaicin and TRPV-1 were reviewed in
great depth to see if their biological interaction is the key to creating the perfect analgesic.
Capsaicin is a secondary metabolite an outside component of metabolism- that is used in bear mace,
pepper spray, and food flavoring. Along with this, its biological use has over 900 patents associated with it.
For most of us though, it is the main oomf in most hot sauces that triggers the burning sensation in your
body and the uncontrollable sweating that follows.
TRVP-1 is an ion channel present on sensory neurons that interacts with Capsaicin to give you that burning
sensation all over. The real beauty about TRPV- 1 and this interaction is that it has been shown to have clinical
use to stop or reduce pain from chronic injury, limit the amount of inflammation caused by certain diseases,
and act as a stable analgesic with no limiting side effects.
Why is this important? Lets take a look at Morphine as one of the more popular analgesics we have in
modern science today.
The problem with morphine is that when a patient takes it to reduce pain, is has to be in a limited quantity or
else the patient will experience extreme withdrawal when taken off of it. This means that there will be pain in
the patient that cannot be treated because of the addiction issue associated with high usage. However, if you
were to treat a patient with a drug that reduces the affects of pain, such as TVRP1, the worry about addiction
as a side effect is gone and the ability to eliminate pain in children and adults alike becomes much more likely.
WAIT! It gets better. The interaction between Capsaicin and TRPV-1 also has implications in reducing
the number of affects associated with diabetes, hearing loss, and urinary tract infection.
As excited as I am for its use for clinical therapeutic purposes, all the drugs that act on this interaction cause
hyperthermia- overheating in the body.
As
the
Dawn
of
the
Planet
of
the
Apes
approaches
it
only
seemed
fitting
to
make
some
predictions
of
what
the
world
would
be
like
if
apes
really
rule
the
world.
But
not
just
any
apes,
I
want
to
get
a
little
more
specific
and
look
at
what
might
happen
Just
as
a
disclaimer,
I
make
all
my
presumptions
based
on
my
own
research
and
the
first
hand
experiences
of
a
friend
of
mine
who
worked
with
great
apes
all
over
Africa
for
over
a
year
of
her
life.
Here
is
what
a
planet
ruled
by
bonobos
might
look
like:
1) Make
Love,
Not
War
Are
you
wearing
my
onsie?
You
ate
my
last
popsicle?
You
drank
the
last
beer?
Most
domestic
disputes
are
solved
by
rubbing
genitalia
or
by
release
of
sexual
tension.
This
is
well
documented,
and
noted
to
be
the
most
prominent
behavior
found
in
this
species
of
great
ape.
No
more
war,
just
more
love.
2) We
dont
care
if
Fortune
Favors
the
Bold!
From
now
on,
no
more
gambling
or
exploitation
of
resources.
Okay
this
may
be
a
stretch,
but
Bonobos
in
comparison
with
both
humans
and
other
chimpanzees,
have
a
tendency
to
not
take
risks
when
it
comes
to
food,
territory
disputes,
and
other
economic
aspects
of
living.
They
prefer
stability
as
opposed
to
change
for
most
of
the
factors
associated
with
the
above.
3) Jealousy
is
a
Stinky
Cologne
Promiscuity
and
different
sexuality
exists
in
almost
all
forms
within
the
communities
of
bonbos.
It
is
accepted
by
both
the
alpha
female
and
alpha
male,
so
in
this
case,
if
you
are
jealous
of
one
of
your
favorite
people
in
the
world
talking
to
someone
else,
deal
with
it.
4) Effective
Governance
As
opposed
to
other
great
apes
it
is
said
that
the
bonobos
are
female
dominated
society.
However,
recent
research
females
are
only
dominant
when
it
comes
to
food
priority.
Keep
in
mind
that
food
priority
is
essential
to
all
parts
of
life.
What
Im
trying
to
say
is
ladies
first,
always.
These
are
just
a
few
possibilities
that
I
discussed
with
my
friend
and
are
in
no
way
predictable
about
what
happens
when
bonobos
actually
take
over
the
worldWhich
they
will.