#058 Fruit. You eat it too early? It tastes bland and tart. You eat it too late? And it's rotten. You eat it when it's ripe? It's perfect, sweet, and juicy. What makes fruit ripen? How is it that supermarkets and suppliers can control when fruit ripens, or keep it from ripening too early? What's telling what to ripen when? And how? Let's talk about it. How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/sb5000077 https://libproxy.library.unt.edu:2337/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05874 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05874 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4677914/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4677914/ https://extension.umaine.edu/fruit/harvest-and-storage-of-tree-fruits/the-role-of-ethylene-in-fruit-ripening/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/09/24/650585212/science-reveals-how-fruit-keeps-a-lid-on-ripening-until-the-time-is-right http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=163 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-018-0249-z https://thebluapple.com/pages/how-it-works https://thebluapple.com/apps/help-center#!hc-how-does-bluapple-work https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/all-fruit-and-vegetables-are-not-created-equal-when-it-comes-to-proper-storage-conditions https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3550874/ https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/all-fruit-and-vegetables-are-not-created-equal-when-it-comes-to-proper-storage-conditions Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at [email protected] And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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