Chemistry For Your Life

By Melissa and Jam, BleavScience Chemistry

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Chemistry For Your Life episodes

November 24, 2022Bonus: Is honey mustard a polymer? (and other questions)
Bonus Episode: Question and Response 37
In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about regulation of scented products, being a parent and getting a PhD, condiments as non-newtonian fluids, adhesive removers, and more!
References from this Episode
https://www-sciencedirect-com.libproxy.library.unt.edu/topics/food-science/molasses

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40 min
November 17, 2022How can mosquitos smell you? (new research!)
#148
How can mosquitoes sense us? And do they prefer some people over others? This is a question we've pursued across several episodes of the podcast in the past, but now there's some brand new research that addresses this question! Let's check it out together.
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References from this episode
https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/chemical-communication/Mosquito-magnet-s-chemical-reason/100/web/2022/10?utm_source=Essential&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=CEN

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.034

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03281-8
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Nelly Silva

Venus Rebholz

Lyn Stubblefield

Jacob Taber

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53 min
November 10, 2022Why do mosquitos bite people?
#051 Rebroadcast
This week, Melissa and Jam begin a multi-faceted topic: mosquitos. Now of course mosquitos are insects, so studying them would mostly fall into biology. But there's a lot of chemistry here too. The first question, why do mosquitos bite humans at all? How do they find us, and why do they want to bother us? And perhaps more importantly, how is it related to chemistry? Let's find out.
References from this episode
Mosquito Life Cycle - United States Centers For Disease Control

Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Detect Acidic Volatiles Found in Human Odor Using the IR8a Pathway - Current Biology - Joshua I. Raji, Nadia Melo, John S. Castillo, Sheyla Gonzalez, Valeria Saldana, Marcus C. Stensmyr, Matthew DeGennaro

Mosquitoes detect human sweat by sniffing for volatile acids - Chemical & Engineering News - Alla Katsnelson

Multimodal Integration of Carbon Dioxide and Other Sensory Cues Drives Mosquito Attraction to Humans - Cell - Conor J. McMeniman, Román A. Corfas, Benjamin J. Matthews, Scott A. Ritchie, Leslie B. Vosshall
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28 min
November 04, 2022 New merch available UNTIL Nov. 17!
We just released a new run of merch! But it's ONLY available until November 17. Don't miss it! Tap the link in our show notes to check it out.
2 min
November 03, 2022How do trick candles reignite?
#147
Maybe you've experienced them yourself, maybe you've just heard of them, but trick candles are real, they are chemistry, they are kinda dangerous, and they are mean. Let's get into it.
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References from this episode
https://cen.acs.org/articles/88/i32/Trick-Candles.html?PageSpeed=noscript#:~:text=In%20a%20trick%20candle%2C%20magnesium,magnesium%20powder%2C%20producing%20tiny%20sparks.

Characterization of Candle Flames ANTHONY HAMINS* AND MATTHEW BUNDY

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/healthy-living/your-health/products/candle-safety.html

https://youtu.be/B9asozzeAwY

https://www.asminternational.org/documents/10192/18497580/amp17205p28.pdf

https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/12/magnesium

https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1201&context=theses
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35 min
October 27, 2022Bonus: How did Bella Hadid's spray-on dress work? (and other questions)
Bonus Episode: Question and Response 36
In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about raw garlic burns, Bella Hadid's dress, carbon monoxide poisoning, and more!
References from this Episode
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/16/science/not-for-the-faint-of-mouth-why-garlic-packs-such-a-wallop.html#:~:text=It%20turns%20out%20that%20garlic,chili%20peppers%20and%20wasabi%20mustard.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28390650/

https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.libproxy.library.unt.edu/doi/10.1111/scd.12605

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33 min
October 20, 2022Do nasal decongestants even work?
#146
When we are sick and super congested, many of us go to the store to pick up a decongestant. But what if some decongestants DON'T EVEN WORK, like at all? Wouldn't that be frustrating? Well we're sorry to say, it's true. Some "decongestants" are essentially ineffective against congestion? Why? Why are they even sold? Why are they even called decongestants then? Let's talk about this big mess.
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References from this episode
https://www-science-org.libproxy.library.unt.edu/content/blog-post/uselessness-phenylephrine

https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/shrubs-and-trees/EphedraGreen

https://www-sciencedirect-com.libproxy.library.unt.edu/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/ephedra-plant

https://www.compoundchem.com/2015/01/06/decongestants/

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/p/pseudoephedrine.html

https://www-sciencedirect-com.libproxy.library.unt.edu/science/article/abs/pii/S0065291108601642?via%3Dihub

https://pharmacy.ufl.edu/2015/10/14/uf-researchers-ask-fda-to-remove-non-prescription-decongestant-from-the-market/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534801/#:~:text=The%20FDA%2Dapproved%20indication%20for,as%20septic%20shock%20or%20anesthesia.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8174445/

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FDA-2015-P-4131/document

https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/shrubs-and-trees/EphedraGreen

https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.libproxy.library.unt.edu/pmc/articles/PMC8152226/

https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(06)00633-6/fulltext

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44 min
October 13, 2022What even is sunscreen and how does it screen the sun?
#013 Rebroadcast

This week Melissa and Jam explore the chemistry of not being burned by the big, ominous, flaming ball of radioactive insanity that lights up our skies each day. Did you know that to some people, radiation burns are no big deal? ¯_(ツ)_/¯ It's actually a very big deal and the sun is constantly trying to kill us all. Save yourselves.
References from this episode
Organic Chemistry Textbook, Edition 11 - T.W. Graham Solomons

Chemistry, Edition 2, Openstax - Paul Flowers, Klaus Theopold, Richard Langley, and William R. Robinson

Wikipedia references for SPF

American Academy of Dermatology FAQs
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30 min
October 06, 2022The most toxic substance to humans? (It’s basically botox)
#145
Today we're talking about the most toxic substance known to humans, and yet it also happens to be a substance that many people willingly inject into their bodies. It's Botox! Why is it so toxic to humans, and how did we come to the decision to inject it into out bodies, and why doesn't it hurt us?
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References from this episode
https://cen.acs.org/articles/83/i25/Botox.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2856357/

https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/botox/6392.article

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/botulism

https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/neuroscience/Injections-botulinum-conjugate-relieves-chronic/96/i31

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48 min
September 29, 2022Bonus: How is pressure measured? (and other questions)
Bonus Episode: Question and Response 35
In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about pressure, eicosane, clouds, chemistry analogies, coffee, and baking.
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Nelly Silva

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33 min