vanilla fragrance from cow dung?


	vanilla fragrance from cow dung?

CarnivalBorn

10-5-2007 6:38 PM

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10-5-2007 6:38 PM

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Other winners included studies on hamster jetlag, the side-effects of sword swallowing, and fans of Dr Nakamats will be delighted that he scooped the Nutrition prize “for photographing and retrospectively analyzing every meal he has consumed during a period of 34 years (and counting).”

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REFERENCE: “Novel Production Method for Plant Polyphenol from Livestock Excrement Using Subcritical Water Reaction,” Mayu Yamamoto, International Medical Center of Japan.
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