Episode #208
News Items
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Scientists report that application of a common herbicide to sweet corn actually increased its nutritional value.
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Item #2
Fiction
New research finds that the so-called “umami” taste of amino acids is not a distinct taste but a combination of other taste and olfactory sensations.
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Item #3
Science
Researchers have been able to create pluripotent stem cells from adult-derived cells, without the use of genes, virus, or reprogramming proteins.