/oss/taxonomy/term/3064/all en /oss/article/medical/can-psychedelic-drugs-help-depression <hr /> <p><em>This article was originally posted in the</em> <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-can-psychedelic-drugs-help-with-depression"><em>Montreal Gazette.</em></a></p> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9658 at /oss /oss/article/you-asked/there-scientific-explanation-behind-moses-and-burning-bush <p><span>Suggestions have been made that the Dictamnus albus plant, found throughout northern Africa is a candidate for the burning bush. In the summer, the plant, also known as the “gas plant,” exudes a variety of volatile oils that can catch fire readily and may give the impression that the bush is burning. So was Moses witnessing the combustion of a mix of terpenes, flavonoids, coumarins and phenylpropanoids? An interesting hypothesis about the burning bush, but one that can be readily doused.</span></p> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 19:21:28 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 6978 at /oss