Our bodies produce hundreds of chemicals, but one that I notice in particular being produced is lactic acid (C3H6O3) .
Ever noticed a burning sensation in your muscles during a power-intensive workout?
You have lactic acid to thank. During hard exercises (such as sprinting up hills, for one!), your body produces more lactic acid than it can [...]
Last night as I was writing a long paper, my brother was chopping onions, and his eyes were streaming. “They’ve never affected me this badly before!”. I took over chopping for a bit while he recovered and was soon in the same state.
His curiousity was afire though, so he looked up the causes of onion [...]
Kallen is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Journalism at the University of Oregon and, of course, writing a blog.