Observing the adventures of slime molds, breeding spiders, and pickling your own cabbage are just a few of the great ideas that fill this book about using recyclable containers to learn about science and the environment.

Approved by the FDA in 2005 as the first drug with a race-specific indication on its label, BiDil was touted as a pathbreaking therapy to treat heart failure in black patients. Kahn reveals that, at the most basic level, BiDil became racial through legal maneuvering and commercial pressure as much as through medical understandings of how the drug worked. He examines the legal and calls for a more reasoned approach to using race in biomedical research and practice.

This comprehensive book describes cork as a natural product, as an industrial raw-materials, and as a wine bottle closure. From its formation in the outer bark of the cork oak tree to the properties that are of relevance to its use, cork is presented and explained including its physical and mechanical properties. The industrial processing of cork from post-harvest procedures to the production of cork agglomerates and composites is described. Intended as a reference book, this is the ideal compilation of scientific knowledge on state-of-the-art cork production and use. - Presents comprehensive coverage from cork formation to post-harvest procedures - Explains the physical properties, mechanical properties and quality of cork - Addresses topics of interest for those in food science, agriculture and forestry