Figs

... and an old medicine book that was found and belonged to aristocrats was opened and read with some text missing, it read like this. the fresh figs were boiled then opened up and placed on the patients face with the skin being eaten away on half his face, they were bandaged up onto his face ...

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Did you know that figs are flowers? I wrote an article about it here: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art15441.asp Does anyone know other interesting, surprising plant facts?

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... is titrated with 66.1 mmol of hexafluoracetic acid at STP. Answers in scientific formation please, my BIO 788 professor is a stickler on sig figs :shock:

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... of protein molecule: a receptor protein (R), a G protein (G) and an effector protein (E) ; (Lefkowitz et al., 1986; Ross, 1989; Stryer, 1991) (Figs 1D, E). Activation of the cascade by a stimulus proceeds according to: Stimulus ® R* ® G* ® E*, where the asterisks indicate activated forms. The ...

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... Cereal grains: buckwheat, wheat, oats, rye, barley, the gluten protein found in grains Fruits and vegetables: lemons, oranges, pineapples, apples, figs, tomatoes, strawberries Dairy: milk, cheeses Other foods: nuts, chocolate, shellfish, soy, vinegar, French mustard Additives: cinnamonaldehyde ...

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