It seems like years ago, but it’s only been five months since Orange County and the country entered COVID-19 acute crisis mode. Collectively, we were able to avoid a “spike and surge” when we closed the doors of nonessential businesses, switched to remote education, put on masks, and ducked: For …
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Scientists Identify Key Enzyme Behind Pungent BO Smell
Decoded BO: Scientists Identify Key Enzyme Behind Pungent Body Odor, and Could Lead to New Generation of Deodorants The BO enzyme is created by the bacteria Staphylococcus hominis that lives in the armpits The enzyme converts odorless sweat chemicals into spicy compounds. He believed the enzyme was inherited from ancient …
Read More »Grammy.com readers are divided over Grammys’ new ‘progressive R&B’ category name
The response was divided equally between a positive response and the other two, which were negative or neutral. The Grammys announced on June 10 that they were going to rename their best urban contemporary album category to the best progressive R&B album. Most observers appreciated the change. “Urban” was the …
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Fire in the cathedral of Nantes: a volunteer admits to starting a fire, says a lawyer
Video title Prosecutors say it appears that the fire inside the 15th-century cathedral was deliberately started. A church volunteer admitted to starting a fire that devastated the cathedral in the French city of Nantes last week, his lawyer said. The Rwandan refugee, who was working as a warden at the …
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