Masks against AH1N1

Well, there were reported a lot of cases of AH1N1 flu virus in Romania in the latest months and because people are scared of this virus, they've started buying masks. The producers made a lot of profit of it, but now the health system stuck their noses, saying that those masks aren't good and they recomand to buy just the masks from pharmacies.

A smart move, but also stupid. And because the population is to scared from a virus and they bought all the masks in the pharmacies, puting their stocks outmost on 0. So the dealers are back on market and they are selling those masks on overprice. Smart move...

Antiperspirants on pharmacies

I've saw a lot of farmacies that sold antiperspirants lately. I didn't knew why when i saw it the first time, but now i know. Apparently there is a new antiperspirant that have some good qualities for skin: antiperspirant maxim.

And because of the skin thing they sell them in pharmacies and drugstores and apparently they gain some profit of it.

What do you know about it ? Did you tried it?

What is biotechnology?

Biotechnology, in its most general meaning, is the use of biologic processes to create a product for human use and benefit. Today, when people use the term biotechnology, we usually think they mean the application of modern methods of manipulation of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the genetic information of an organism, to make a product. In fact, biotechnology is ancient, providing the basis for making a wide range of products, including bread, cheese, beer, and wine. These early forms of biotechnology relied on fermentation, the breakdown by microorganisms of organic molecules, particularly sugars, into simpler compounds, often CO2 (carbon dioxide). In practice, fermentation involves holding the material under conditions that allow the microorganisms to increase in number, and to change the original material through chemical reactions inside the cells. The starting material in fermentation can be bread dough, made of flour, water, and yeast, or grape juice plus yeast.

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Biotechnology, the use of biological organisms and processes to provide useful products in industry and medicine, is as old as cheese making and as modern as creating a plant-based energy cell or the newest treatment for diabetes. Everyday, newspaper articles proclaim a new application for biotechnology. Often, the media
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The new biotechnologies share with the old a focus on helping people lead better, safer, and healthier lives. Older biotechnologies, such as making wine, brewing beer, and even making bread, were based on generations of people perfecting accidental discoveries.

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