FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE聽|聽November 22, 2011
Turkey talk: Two American Chemical 中国365bet中文官网 videos digest Thanksgiving myth and fact
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2011 鈥� Does tryptophan in turkey really cause the bleary-eyed daze after a Thanksgiving meal? What鈥檚 inside those pop-up timers that announce the turkey is ready for the table? How can those timers pop up when the turkey reaches exactly the right internal temperature?
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The first video debunks the long-held holiday myth that a compound in turkey known as tryptophan makes people especially drowsy after a Thanksgiving meal. The second focuses on a part of the Thanksgiving tradition that the pilgrims couldn鈥檛 even dream of at that first feast in 1621: The workings of pop-up turkey timers. Both feature Diane Bunce, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at The Catholic University of America and recipient of the ACS Helen Free Award for Public Outreach.
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