SteemSTEM Distilled #25

Welcome to the 25^th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a bi-weekly curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team.

SteemSTEM is a community driven project which seeks to promote well-written and informative Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics posts on Steemit. The project involves curating STEM-related posts through upvoting, resteeming, offering constructive feedback, supporting scientific contests, and other related activities.

For more details, a recent update on the steemSTEM can be found here, and a not so recent one there. Moreover, if you ask yourself about what it means to be part of steemSTEM, please check here.

Our team scours the platform for original and quality content. After working through thousands (literally!) of STEM-related posts and upvoting more than 150 that we deemed to be worthy, we proudly present you our top 6 handpicked choices for this Monday-Wednesday period. ## Monday ### Amazing creatures #4, Dragonflies. (You would not expect it.)

Dragonflies, those amazing flying insects are featured in @josevbc’s post. The legends, the biology, the weird facts about their nature even the meaning their symbol bears are here.



### GLUTEN: FRIEND OR FOE? THE CURRENT UNDERSTANDING.

Nowadays there is so much fuss about gluten and gluten-free products. What evils does it bring? How can you avoid them? Read @nedspeaks’ post to learn more. ## Tuesday _ ### GANDHI’S ROLE IN ANGLO BOER WAR, THE INDIAN AMBULANCE CORPS

A well-written history post by @highonthehog on Gandhi’s part in the Anglo-Boer War. How an Indian man went to South Africa, was discriminated against owing to his color and cultural background and made it to become an influential political figure?

### Are all sugars equal? A toxicity assessment of sugar

How many types of sugar are there? What does each one do to your body? How can their metabolism become harmful? @altherion explains all that very well in his post.


_ ## Wednesday _ ### GMO Plants – What are they?

Some people have linked the term GMO food with harmful genetic mutations. But have you looked further into the matter? @jepper takes us on a tour in the world of GMO plants. Read on and then you can form your judgement.
### What May Happen to The Earth When The Sun Dies

Stars are born and die just like every living creature in the universe. Are you curious to learn what will the fate of our star, the Sun, be? Follow @agbona in an extended post to find out more.

_ A few words about the nomination process ___ For the sake of transparency we feel we need to clarify how our nomination process works; each issue is compiled by certain members of the SteemSTEM community. This mid-week’s editorial team was comprised of @ruth-girl. The editorial team chooses their favorite posts for the week and each issue is the result of their joined effort. In order to keep the process fair, posts written by the editorial team are excluded from the nomination process. Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t make it on this issue. The competition is harsh and there is always a next time :) All curation rewards earned will be used to fund @steemstem project functioning and activities. See you all next Monday! https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://i.imgur.com/WhYkkh9.gif

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