Too much chili burns out flavor
...graduate student Chris Simons put capsaicin -- the hot chemical from chili peppers -- on one side of volu... a completely different route than flavors such as hot chili and fizzy drinks, which are actually experienced as pain by the nervous system. As you eat a h...May media highlights: GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY
...lly believed to originate as products of plumes of hot rock rising from deep in the mantle. Several observations based on our recent field study and geochemical analyses suggest that Genovesa Island may not have originated as a direct product of the Galpagos plume, as previously believed, but instead fro...Researchers identify cell, genetic environment behind nerve-tissue tumors that lead to cancer
...hwestern Medical Center at Dallas believe they are hot on the trail of a way to prevent benign tumors that attack the nervous system and can be precursors to terminal cancer. The research, published in todays edition of Science, reveals that tumors in neurofibromatosis 1 (NF-1) patients form out of a par...Research highights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
...use central boiler plant, which provides steam and hot water to 12 housing units, covering nearly one million square feet. Developed for the U.S. Marine Corps, DSOM was first implemented at two major Corps facilities. In every installation DSOM has improved process efficiency, reduced maintenance expen...Ships return to the southern ocean to enhance understanding of food chain
... we were able to identify what people were calling hot spots or places where krill aggregate. There were...there. The first time around we had to find these hot spots. This time, were going to spend more time using those areas for specific studies. Scient...Study: Higher energy intake, obesity affects all age groups, not just youths
...za, low and medium fat milk products and meats and hot dogs, she said. Among our findings were that even though the two younger age groups were consuming more of these high-energy foods like french fries and burgers, they were still eating them in the same proportion to other age groups as they were 25 y...Physics tip sheet #13 May 15, 2002
...hysically. New detailed simulations have shown how hot nucleic matter can form the various pasta phases as it cools. The matter seems to pass through a series of phases starting from uniform matter and heading through spherical, cylinder-like, slab-like phases and then as more uniform matter with holes t...'Warm to the touch' gene found
...cule identified that becomes activated at warm and hot temperatures, 33 C (91.5 F) and above. And it is t...d them as the "molecular thermometers" that detect hot and cold temperatures in the skin and relay that information back to the brain. Earlier this year, t......ted to the brain. And its all automatic. Touch a hot stove, and you instantly draw back your hand. You dont have to think about it! The neurons that make this happen dont actually touch each other. They are separated by a tiny gap called a synapse. So how does the message get across this gap? By m...Cocaine use in warm environments impairs body's cooling mechanisms -- and can be lethal
... be fatal when taken in warm environments, such as hot weather, crowded nightclubs or rave parties all-n...ine. "Individuals who abuse cocaine, especially in hot temperatures while participating in recreational sports or attending rave parties, won't perceive th...'Trojan horse' technology destroys blood supply to cancer tumors in mice
...at attack tumor blood vessels have recently been a hot area in cancer research because they appear to bypass the major problem with chemotherapy the tumor cells' ability to mutate and develop resistance to the drugs....Media invited to watch NASA Materials Science Conference on national webcast next week
...ille, Ala., beginning Tuesday, June 25, to discuss hot topics in their field -- from materials for advanced spaceships to biomaterials used in medicine. But you dont have to be in Huntsville to catch up on the latest materials science news. News media are invited to learn about existing and future resea...Clues to the evolution of photosynthesis
...Chlorobium tepidum, was originally isolated from a hot spring in New Zealand. It is a member of the green-sulfur bacterial group, so known because of the microbes' color and their dependence on sulfur compounds to carry out photosynthesis. Biologists say green-sulfur bacteria are important because they p...Frozen 'lake' beneath Antarctica ideal to test sterile drilling techniques
...installed in bore holes that had been drilled with hot water down to 2,345 meters, nearly to the base of ... ice, analogous to the novel thermophiles found in hot seafloor vents living at temperatures above the sea-level boiling point of water (100C or 212F). All...Efficient plastic nuggets key to agricultural plastic waste disposal
...totype, Garthe cuts the snakes into nuggets with a hot knife. Conveyers, a way to produce the proper-size plastic pieces, and automatic cutting of the nuggets will eventually be incorporated into the system. "The system can be made small enough to be bench scale, but could also be enlarged to industrial...National study halted since health risks exceed benefits in postmenopausal women on estrogen
...f menopause to ease uncomfortable symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Progestin is usually added to reduce the likelihood that estrogen alone might produce uterine cancer. Estrogen is also given to menopausal women to reduce the rate at which their bones become thinner and eventually break.......as far as one can get from genomics, the currently hot area. But biomechanics answers questions that you are actually likely to ask in connection with your daily experience." Also, biomechanics and biology in general are highly relevant to our history, said Vogel. "There is an awful lot that you canno...New microscope technology allows study of biomolecules interacting with minerals
..."When we pull it apart, like lifting your shoe off hot gum on the sidewalk, the molecule actually stretches until it breaks loose. "Based on how much the molecule sticks, we can comment on how well siderophore likes that surface," says Kendall. "The excitement is being able to measure the affinity betwee...Consortium for Archaeal Genomics and Proteomics established at Penn State
...bacteria that live in extreme environments such as hot springs and salt lakes. "Our efforts are expected to greatly expand the knowledge of novel biochemical and molecular biological characteristics of the Archaea, some of which are totally unique while others are a blend that appears to be 'borrowed' ...Scientist says ostrich study confirms bird 'hands' unlike those of dinosaurs
...t the evolution of birds and dinosaurs, a topic of hot debate among leading biologists. Drs. Alan Feduccia and Julie Nowicki of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have done just that. They opened a series of live ostrich eggs at various stages of development and found what they believe is ...