Food and Flavor chemist

This is all about an interview of a food and flavor chemist, and what it is like to be one, the salary, conditions, work atmosphere, etc.

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Sushi not as it seems...

The fish you ate in your last sushi may not have been what you thought you ate. It could have been a species that may be endangered. Recently, a few scientists found out that an endangered species, bluefish tuna, is very commonly put into plates of sushi in New York and Colorado. Surprisingly, this also may be going on in other states, with a different species that are endangered. It could be unexpected, but the sushi given to other people could be a species of fish that are almost extinct. Especially the endangered species of tuna fish have been being put into sushi lately, but unknowingly, for the reason that all tuna are very closely related. To help identify endangered species, scientists are using DNA barcoding. The majority of sushi sold at restaurants located in New York and Colorado were not labeled accurately on the menu of the species of tuna. The most ongoing type of endangered tuna sold would be big eye, which almost half of the restaurants are selling. Although some restaurants do label the endangered species of fish in their menus and charge extra for it, most scientists would have to agree that it is very complicated to get a decent idea of whether the sushi being eaten contains an endangered species of fish, or not. I chose this article to write about because i believe that more people must be aware of these little things that actually would make a huge difference in our environment. Even if it is not on purpose, people have to be more cautious of what they do that may affect living creatures . If this discontinues, and people are more careful, more fish would survive rather than become extinct. I think that everyone should realize that saving these fish is actually a lot more important than most people think it is. I hope people notice that using endangered fish for sushi is wrong to do.

Source: http://www.livescience.com/animals/091119-endangered-tuna-sushi.html

Extra credit science quote response

In Science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurred.-Sir William Osler (1849-1919) Canadian physician.

Although people who come up with an idea are very smart, it does not specifficaly mean that it has to be true. The quote " In Science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurred." quoted by Sir William Osler a Canadian physician, is definitely very inspirational. In science it actually is mostly facts that are needed, and if you don't have proof then that will get you nowhere. You may come up with the idea, but somebody else coming along with the same idea may be the one to succeed instead of you. If they are the one who convinces everyone that their idea is true, they will definitely be recognized. On the other hand, the first ones to come up with the theory, will fail without any information or data about your thought process or abilities used for your discovery. Without evidence, somebody might come up with the same ideas and go far into their studies to figure out more, unlike someone else who had a random thought of a theory with nothing else to go along with it. In other words, I believe this quote just states that if you work diligently to succeed or achieve your long time goals, and earn what you deserve in life, more people will appreciate your work. You can't get anywhere without trying and hard work.

Melting Glaciers Behind Mysterious Increase in Pollution

A dramatic increase in pollution has happened since 1990. Alpine Glaciers have been melting very quickly, and scientists are beginning to think that pollution gathered up into the ice, and is starting to melt into rivers, causing water pollution. Most of the things that have been spoiling the rivers and oceans are pesticides, electrical objects, paints and other different products and things. Many people are concentrated and focused on finding out more about this problem. To do this, they have been testing the different pesticides and observing what is found in these waters. While more products have been improved, or invented to keep humans satisfied the water has been getting more and more polluted each time. All this pollution has been increasing rapidly since 1990. More and more organochlorine has been collecting each and every day since 1970 and it has been getting worse. The most recent flow of pollutants in the Lake Oberaar was filled with chemicals which were now deposited into the river over decades. They weren't in there before because the glaciers weren't melting, but now, because of bad pollution and global warming, the lakes are filled with pollution that was all together in the glaciers for all these years. Because of the constant pollution, and really bad enormous glacier melting in the future, people say that the worst enviromental changes will happen in areas in mountains, and spread through the waters.

Source:
http://www.livescience.com/environment/091021-glaciers-pollution.html

UFOlogy: Aliens and Hucksters Among Us

There are a large amount of believers that think that there are aliens that frequently have been visiting our Earth in UFOs. This might seem confusing if you are not a researcher who is working on concluding this fact. This article talks about how maybe, aliens have visited Earth. I think that this might actually be true, and extra terrestrials may have landed on Earth, but I am not so sure, which is why i chose this certain article. Some UFOlogists are trying to get to the bottom of this for the money and the fame, but some people are actually working hard, and trying to solve this whole concept of aliens existing. People are gathering research and trying to find out the truth about aliens and whether they really do exist. Some one who was involved in the UFOlogy for a long time states that you should have courage, because the people he has worked with have been crazy. He only found 11 good workers out of more than 700. He also says that UFOs are really important and parallel universe and worm holes are not hints or clues of aliens existing. I think that there is knowledge behind the UFOs, and MUFON researchers might find solve this if they work diligently and focus on getting closer to the truth. Soon, they will achieve this goal, and everyone will find out the actual answer to this mystery. Trained MUFON specialists gather information as soon as possible, and quickly send it to be studied. Chasing lights in the middle of nowhere doesn't lead to anything. They have to concentrate on the real deal, instead of wandering off trying to search for the alien invaders. Overall, there is a possibility that strange outsiders have came to Earth... we just have to figure it out.

Source:

http://www.livescience.com/space/090914-ufo-ufology.html