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There are two key characteristics of arctic berries that make them desirable for the skin: essential fatty acids (EFAs) and antioxidants. "Berry seeds contain both types of essential fatty acids that are needed by human beings," explains Baoru Yang, of Aromtech Ltd. in Finland, referring to linoleic acid, or omega...
Susan Kurz believes the skin is like a plant. "The epidermis is the root, the dermis is the stem and leaf, and the subcutaneous is the seed and flower," explains the president of Dr. Hauschka Skin Care, which combines pharmaceutical technology and traditional herbal preparations with a holistic approach to...
Ultimately, some force other than science motivates those who deny that men and women differ at a level deeper than the epidermis. Human fetuses develop, grow, and differentiate into boys and girls with distinct physical traits, from reproductive characteristics, to build and facial structure—and, yes, to brain...
Chris, meanwhile, deals with the consequences of inadvertent infection. She hooks up with Rob, a cute guy who, as she discovers in the act of coitus, has a second mouth that utters his deepest thoughts. "It's impossible?nnn?never make it out alive." While enduring the usual high school...
That same week the final issue of Concrete: The Human Dilemma, a limited six-issue series, appeared (Dark Horse Comics; 32 pages each; $3.50). Published off and on for nearly twenty years, with two newly packaged collections appearing in July and September, Concrete endures as one of the smartest-written...