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Your brain on caffeine

News - Caffeine

July 21, 2010 - See the effects of caffeine on your brain when researchers scan a subjects brain using this magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instrument. Quite fascinating.

Buzzing bees may be addicted to caffeine.

News - Caffeine

July 14, 2010 - Think humans are the only living creatures that are hooked on caffeine? Well think again.

Scientists at the University of Haifa (Israel) found that bees may actually prefer nectar traced with

caffeine and nicotine over nectar without.

Flower nectar which is typically composed of sugars - is a plants way of attracting potential pollinators

and ensuring the propagation of the plant species.

Although the concentrations of caffeine can vary significantly - caffeine levels in tobacco producing plants

range about 2.5mg/L, while caffeine in citrus type plants can be 4-7x higher (or about 11-17.5mg/L)

- the highest concentration found in grapefruit with about 94.2mg/L.

(Who knew there was caffeine in grapefruit?)

In the study researchers presented bees with both normal and nectar traced with caffeine - the result: bees preferred nectar with caffeine!.

Why would a bee would prefer nectar traced with nicotine/caffeine?

Well, the exact reason remains unknown especially when you consider that the vast majority of these
alkaloids (ie. caffeine, nicotine) and numerous others tend to be quite toxic in nature.

But one theory holds that these plants evolved over time to produce nectar traced with caffeine to somehow
"hook" potential pollinators over those plants that dont....interesting idea.

So what does this have to do with coffee? Perhaps more than we think.

The Science of Taste Seminar to be presented in Vienna, Austria

News - Caffeine

April 21, 2010 - We are pleased to announce that we will be presenting the "Science of Taste" at this years Tea and Coffee World Cup expo in Vienna, Austria. Register early as this event is sure to sell out.

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Tea and Coffee World Cup - Science of Taste - April 25, 2010

Caffeine buzz greater for boys than for girls.

News - Caffeine

April 10, 2010 - Researchers at the University of Buffalo now have reason to believe that caffeine may affect boys more than girl. The study which was published in Behavioral Pharmacology is the first to study the role of gender and its effect on caffeine consumption.

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Our French Press Mug was featured in AVATAR!

News - Technology

February 18, 2010 - Were pleased to announce that our French Press Mug was featured in the movie AVATAR! Come drink your coffee like Colonel Quaritch while defending the planet!!