/oss/taxonomy/term/3347/all en /oss/article/health-and-nutrition/oy-oy-oy-artificial-soy-sauce <p>The soy sauce into which you dip your egg roll or use in your meat marinade may just be the world’s oldest produced condiment, dating back at least 2,500 years. The original Chinese method of production involves fermenting a mixture of soybeans, salt and wheat with a mold from the Aspergillus family, either Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus soyae. These molds produce enzymes that break down the proteins, fats and carbohydrates in soybeans into simpler, flavourful compounds.</p> Fri, 12 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9508 at /oss /oss/article/health-general-science/proteins-unravelled <p>I want you to close your eyes and imagine a protein. Anyone with<a href="/oss/article/health-general-science/can-you-picture-some-people-cant"> aphantasia</a> gets a free pass on this exercise, but I suspect that most people still won’t be able to do it. The word “protein” is commonly used: we know we have to eat it, we know our muscles need it. But what does it look like?</p> Fri, 31 Jul 2020 01:11:01 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8349 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know/queen-ants-dont-have-divine-right-their-thrones-just-right-genetics <p><span>Humans have classified more than 12,500 species of ants, and there are an estimated 10,000 more waiting to be discovered. Besides their incredible strength, almost all of these species have something in common: queens. </span></p> Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:39:57 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7200 at /oss