[CH] We Should All Be Safe From Gamma Rays
McWilliams, Dan (DMcWilliams@fendall.com)
Tue, 16 May 2000 09:06:30 -0500
An article in the New York Times science section reports:
"..scientists in India have made the intriguing discovery that certain
spices can prevent bacteria from being destroyed by radiation.
The researchers, reporting in The Journal of Agricultural and Food
Chemistry, found that chili powder offered E. coli and other bacteria the
best protection against gamma rays, followed by black pepper and turmeric.
Antioxidants and perhaps other compounds in the spices were found to help
protect the bacterial DNA from damage. "
I think I should be pretty well protected from them pesky gamma rays. So
next time your out with someone and they start complaining about their DNA
mutating because of the G-rays whip a couple of Red Savinas at them. Hey
maybe that's why we are knuckledraggers - through the centuries our
ancestors were Chile Heads and their genes never evolved due to mutation
because of gamma rays. It could happen...
Keep up the Heat,
The Chile Cheese Head,
Dan McWilliams
"I am an old man and I have seen many troubles - but most of them never
happened" (Mark Twain)