It is botulinum toxin, a protein produced by bacteria. Clostridium botulinumwhich causes botulism, a rare but potentially fatal food poisoning. The deadly power of a poison is measured by the so-called “lethal dose 50” (LD50), which is the amount capable…
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QUESTION Guilherme Favaro, Sao Paulo, SP 1) TRANSGENDERIt is the individual who does not identify with the gender assigned at birth. In certain contexts, the word can be synonymous with transsexual or even encompass a number of other identities, such…
»> These small rodents, which inhabit the Scandinavian countries, do not jump, but accidentally fall into the sea. Thus, the story that they run in groups to the edge of precipices and throw themselves into the ocean on purpose in…
The first adventure of the blue elves in theaters, released in Brazil in August 2011, had a great box office. But are the Smurfs interested in money? The theory that the design created in 1981 preached socialist ideas was the…
According to the Dicionário Aurélio, a street is a “public road for urban circulation, totally or partially lined with houses”, while an avenue is an “urban road wider than the street, in general with several lanes for vehicle circulation”. But…
The basic rule is the following: the darker the sugar, the more vitamins and mineral salts it has, and the closer to the raw state it is. The white color means that the sugar received chemical additives in the last…
An artistic style born in Italy at the beginning of the 17th century, Baroque arrived in Brazil almost 100 years later. Our country was experiencing the so-called Gold Cycle, a period in which the discovery of this precious metal in…
(elmvilla/iStock) First, it is necessary to clarify that penguins do not live exactly at the South Pole, but in coastal regions of the Antarctic continent. Scientists believe that the presence of these funny-walking birds in the southern hemisphere is related…
Simply because the bag, or scrotum, is a region rich in nerve endings. And to make matters worse, the testicles are not protected by a thick layer of dermis, as they are in other highly sensitive areas of the body,…