Vitamin and fine chemical supplier DSM is working on a renewed strategy for 2005, with the life science products industry providing one of the brightest prospects for the company.
President Bush chose as secretary of commerce a native of Cuba who rose from a van-driving salesman to chief executive officer of one of the world's largest food companies.
A researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) grew curious about magnesium's role in memory after a lab study found that, in rats fed high levels of the mineral, communication between brain cells was activated like a fully engaged orchestra.
The occasional tipple may not be so healthful says a University of Victoria researcher, who believes studies showing the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption are overblown by the media and data could be flawed.