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What: "Psychologically, a chakra is like a bundle of nerve fibers. When there is little energy traveling through the bundle, it tends to collapse. "

Writer: simona

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Date: Sep 4 2011 11:30 AM

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"The biggest barrier to converting inexpensive biomass to fuels is efficiently extracting the sugars from biomass. The lignin component of biomass is like the glue in fiberglass that protects the sugar fibers. Peracetic acid is strong oxidant that can break down lignin, but it is too expensive to manufacture. We are engineering enzymes to efficiently produce peracetic acid. Besides biofuel manufacture, enzyme-generated peracetic acid may be a green oxidizing reagent for organic synthesis and a water disinfectant for developing countries. "

Writer: Romas J. Kazlauskas

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Date: Feb 7 2014 5:48 PM

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"But marriage is the last thing on your mind. Marriage is another planet. Babies are another planet. Your own newly ripe reproductive system is like another universe sealed up in your pelvis. It's all mystery. And it's the last darn thing on your mind"

Writer: Joanna Brooks

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Date: Jan 22 2015 11:43 AM

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"All living things are linked to each other. They need other living things to survive. A food chain is like a ladder. Imagine you are standing in the middle of a ladder."

Writer: Trisha Callella-Jones, ‎Marilyn Marks

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Date: May 21 2015 11:19 AM