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  • Greg and Jon follow up on a previous "Food Guys" show about a controversial study linking genetically-modified (GMO) corn to cancer in lab rats. This time…
  • Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) grows in eastern North America, where it's now threatened in the wild. An alkaloid in goldenseal, berberine, shows…
  • 7/5/14: This week on The Plant Detective: They may have different flavors but black, green, white and oolong teas all come from the same plant: Camellia…
  • 5/24/14: This week on "The Plant Detective:" Cloud mushroom, used for centuries in Chinese medicine, shows immunomodulator properties, helping prolong…
  • 2/23/14 and 5/20/14: This week on "In Other Words:" An episode all about what makes us afraid and how we deal with it, from stage fright to the fear of…
  • 5/10/14: This week on "The Plant Detective:" For centuries, the root of Astragalus membranaceus has been used in Chinese traditional medicine, usually in…
  • 3/29/14: This week on "The Plant Detective:" “Holy basil” helps many ailments. It's sacred - dedicated to Vishnu - and has been cultivated by Indian…
  • Grain from farms along the Highlinefills the hold of Nordic Monarch.Madrona sheds its bark like skin andthe surface of the sea is moresensitive than skin.…