What's the big deal about this immortalized fruit - revered by Pharaohs, kings, poets and common people alike? Hardly any other fruit depicted in the arts and, for the past ten years or so, has garnered more scientific interest like the pomegranate. "In Praise of the Pomegranate" can be described somewhat as where art and science intersect, in the author's attempt to show that art is but the application of scientific explanations. Read how this immortalized fruit, otherwise known as the Phoenician apple - claimed by some biblical scholars as the metaphoric fruit Eve gave to Adam - is...