The Journal of Young Investigators: An Undergraduate, Peer-Reviewed Science Journal
Volume 19, Issue 21. March 2010
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The Springtime Blues: Understanding Seasonal Allergies
When T.S. Eliot wrote the opening to The Waste Land, his primary intention was to capture the disillusionment of the post-World War I generation. For seasonal-allergy sufferers, however, a line such as “April is the cruellest month…” must take on a dual meaning. Indeed, sometimes the most annoying symptoms are also the most harrowing, so for those 40 million Americans who bear runny noses and watery eyes through the spring and into the summer, there might as well be a war going on in the cellula ...More »
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Cure for the Common Everything: Celebrating 240 Years of American Chocolate
Chocolate cures tuberculosis, fever, and the common cold. It is an aphrodisiac and increases the probability of conception. It invigorates the body, strengthens the limbs, and reduces belching.
At least, that's what people thought in 1765, when Harvard physician James Baker and Irish immigrant John Hannon founded America's first chocolate factory in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
This year, the Boston Historical Society celebrates the 240th anniversary of America's first ch ...More »
