A liking for sweets, combined with novelty seeking, may predict alcoholism
...t? Answering the preceding is akin to finding the holy grail in our field....Save the rainforest - eat a tree
...ainforests. "Understanding diversity is a holy grail in ecology," Coley said. "Part of diversity is how many species you can pack into a given habitat, but part is how many different habitats exist that can harbor different species" an issue clarified by the study. Fine and Coley conduc...Utah scientist helps discover new mouse species -- and maybe a new genus
.... The team was scouting the mountain, considered a holy site by some Filipino sects, for unusual small mammal species. According to Danilo Balete, a biologist in the Philippines and co-leader of the team, they captured the tiny mouse several yards above the forest floor on top of a tangle of large vine...New mouse species found in the Philippines
... The team was scouting the mountain, considered a holy site by some Filipino sects, for unusual small mammal species. According to Danilo Balete, a biologist in the Philippines and co-leader of the team, they captured the tiny mouse several yards above the forest floor on top of a tangle of lar...Soy consumption could help prevent prostate cancer and male pattern baldness
...nt androgen (male hormone) DHT has been one of the holy grails of the pharmaceutical industry as a strategy for treating prostate cancer and other related diseases. This natural metabolite made from soy isoflavones, which are found in high amounts in soybeans, does this very effectively." The study, whic...Genetic differences revealed by SNPS play a role in risk, prevention and outcome for cancer
...ng SNPs, some believe, is tantamount to locating a holy grail for the study of human disease. Unlocking their mysteries not only would help explain why some individuals are at greater risk for disease, but also what drugs might be tailored to each person for prevention and treatment of specific ailments, ...Scientists close in on understanding learning and memory
... neurons called Purkinje (pur-KIN-jee) cells. "The holy grail of this science is to link a molecule to a behavior and understand all the steps in between. We're not there yet, but we're a whole lot closer." GluR2 firmly connects protein kinases to LTD in Purkinje cells, but it will take a genetically eng...K-State professor examines connections between food, culture and psychology in new book
...y inconsistent, and it drives marketers crazy. The holy grail of food marketing is to come up with something that satisfies two of the three ideologies." Rappoport spent 10 years researching eating habits and decision-making behavior from historical, anthropological, cultural, biological and psychological...Scientists break down patterns in nature
...d. (It's "parameter-free" in scientific jargon--a holy grail in science). The logical consequences of the idea have surprising explanatory power. There is another extension to these ideas that has been known for some time, but for which Sugihara's group provides a firm anchor. Suppose we try to place tho...Discovery of size changes of Bacillus spores may lead to simpler, faster anthrax detector
...essor emeritus of molecular and cell biology. "The holy grail in microbiology at this moment is trying to manipulate and image single microbial cells, because they are at the limit of resolution of normal optical microscopes. This technology pushes the lower limit of resolving power by perhaps a factor of...Nexia and US Army spin the worlds first man-made spider silk performance fibers
...ts. "Mimicking spider silk properties has been the holy grail of material science for a long time and now weve been able to make useful fibers," said Jeffrey Turner, PhD, President and CEO of Nexia. "Having achieved this proof of principle, Nexia has now moved toward commercial development for multiple a...New Knox company has big plans for ORNL technology
... can be powered with a simple 9-volt battery. "The holy grail in diagnostics is the ability to analyze a raw blood, urine or saliva sample, diagnose the illness and prescribe the appropriate treatment at the physicians office for pennies per test," said Chuck Witkowski, chief executive officer and preside...Smart polymers provide size-selective switches to turn proteins on, off
...n on and off and moves a step closer to one of the holy grails of bioengineering. The discovery, schedule...ns on and turn them off, which has been one of the holy grails of bioengineering. Its very exciting and can apply in a lot of different areas. The latest f......SRI President Richard A. Lerner, M.D., "One of the holy grails of modern genetics is the extension of the genetic code to increase the ability of proteins to perform new chemical tasks. We at The Skaggs Institute of TSRI are extremely proud to have accomplished this by two separate routes." Principal In...Zebrafish could become genetics 'lab rat' of choice
...rm once they were placed in an embryo has been the holy grail for us," Collodi says. "Recently, we've been able to grow these cells in the lab and then transfer them into a zebrafish embryo. We've been able to show that the cells contribute to the germ line of the embryo. That's a big advance for us." How...Searching for a genetic needle in a genome haystack
...a scientist, mapping the human genome might be his holy grail. If Holmes were an alcohol researcher, he would already be hot on the trail. The alcohol field has for many years been at the forefront of using genetic techniques to determine what component of alcohol-related problems might be genetic in na...150-year global ice record reveals major warming trend
... has a record dating back to 1443 that was kept by holy people of the Shinto religion. The religion had shrines on either side of the lake. Ice cover was recorded because of the belief that ice allowed deities on either side of the lake -- one male, one female -- to get together. Lake Constance, a large l...Targeted Genetics presents advances in systemic gene delivery technology
...suggest that we are moving closer to attaining the holy grail of gene therapy a systemic delivery system," said Dr. Barrie J. Carter, Executive Vice President and Director of Research and Development at Targeted Genetics. "Our ability to deliver genes systemically will expand the number of diseases that...Hopkins Research Team Cultures Long-Awaited Human Embryonic Stem Cells
...is feat has for decadesbeen one of basic science's holy grails, and while scientists have found stemcells in mice and higher animals, this is believed to be the first timeresearchers have cultured human embryonic stem cells. "The potential of these unique, versatile cells for human biologicstudi...Pharmacogenesis: Postgenomic Drug Discovery Through Developmental Biology
The holy grail of gene therapy? As the precise link between individual genesand diseases is still largely unknown, developmental biology is emerging as apromising technology to identify the functional relationship between specificgenes and disease processes....