/oss/taxonomy/term/2308/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-health-general-science/reservations-about-resveratrol <p>In 1940 Japanese researcher Michio Takaoka submitted his thesis for a graduate degree in which he described studies of plants with a folkloric history of having medicinal properties. Such studies involve the extraction, isolation and identification of compounds that may have biological activity. This is a complex and challenging project given that plants are veritable chemical factories, churning out hundreds of different substances.</p> Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:58:35 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8556 at /oss /oss/article/science-science-everywhere/oh-those-miracle-workers <p>They know how to bypass a bypass. They know how to energize your body and brain without exercise. They can make Parkinson’s tremors vanish. They can produce erections that last two hours. And of course, they know how to cure cancer, macular degeneration and diabetes.</p> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:32:38 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 1582 at /oss