Despite the name, the primary modern flavoring ingredients in a cola drink are sugar, citrus oils (from oranges, limes, or lemon fruit peel), cinnamon, vanilla, and an acidic flavorant. Manufacturers of cola drinks add trace ingredients to create distinctively different tastes for each brand.
Features of inbred mice. A strength of the laboratory mouse as a model system results from the availability of hundreds of inbred strains which harbor different characteristics, including some that are prone to develop specific types of cancers.
Peterson works with mouse models of intestinal diseases like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colitis. IBD is thought to be an abnormal immune response to bacteria in the gut. The IBD mice Peterson works with have a defect in the lining of the gut, the barrier that keeps bacteria from interacting with the host. Peterson works with mouse models of intestinal diseases.