Cheap coffee is lousy for tigers, elephants, rhinos Science says
...act soon, our next cup of java may have the bitter taste of extinction," said the study's lead author, Dr. Tim O'Brien of the Wildlife Conservation Society....160,000-year-old fossilized skulls from Ethiopia are oldest modern humans
...sil bones show clearly that the Herto people had a taste for hippos, but we can't tell whether they were killing them or scavenging them," said Beyene. "These artifacts are clues about the ancestors who made them." Ancient lake shore The early humans at Herto lived along the shores of a shallow lake crea...K-State professor examines connections between food, culture and psychology in new book
...or more complex flavors that you have to develop a taste for. It has to do with the self-discipline of food," Rappoport explained. This concept of self-control is also what links food to sex and aggression. "Food and sex are both visceral appetites, and there's the idea that these appetites and behaviors n...Mediterranean fishery recovers, thanks to manmade pollutants
... "The fish eaten today in Alexandria and Cairo may taste as good," said Nixon, " but I believe that they have been fed by sources far different from the rain and soils of Ethiopia that served as sources of the nutrients in the historic annual flood." Nixon discusses three reasons for believing that the am...U. Iowa study adds to understanding of salt-taste
...salt but are repelled by high salt. "In humans the taste system is pretty much a puzzle because it is hard ...own as the terminal organ, which resembles a human taste bud. Using a series of behavioral experiments, the UI researchers discovered that disrupting the two...Sequence of human chromosome 7 is fine-tuned and finished
...lp control cell division and cell death, genes for taste and smell receptors and those involved in immune responses. Chromosome 7 also has a relatively centrally located centromere, a small region found on all chromosomes that is important during cell division. Centromeres on other chromosomes sequenced so...Researchers discuss trend in customized nutrition recommendations
...se risk, genetic profile, metabolic conditions and taste preferences. Obesity and its related illnesses ar...ain foods needs to be weighed against individuals' taste preferences. Dr. Chahan Yeretzian, Nestle Research Center, focused on the needs for foods to be appe...Researchers find three chromosomal areas with links to alcoholism vulnerability
...closed container, designed to disguise the alcohol taste and the amount consumed. Measurements of body sway and both positive and negative subjective feelings were collected at baseline and then at 15 minutes, 30 minutes, and every half-hour thereafter during the three-hour testing session. "We found th...New principle guides memory dynamics
... instance, a certain food can bring up memories of taste delicious or disagreeable; a person can be rememb...t or unpleasant contexts, and so on. When we next taste the food or see the person, all of the associated memories are called up in the blink of an eye, but...Studies probe rapid evolution of Chinese tallow trees
...here local insects have had more time to develop a taste for Chinese tallow trees. If confirmed, their results could have profound implications for the field of biological control. They may change the underlying assumptions that are used to predict future invaders and aid in the development of new control ...Fruit fly pheromone receptor first ever discovered linked to specific sexual behavior
...at male Drosophila fruit flies lacking one type of taste receptor have difficulty recognizing females. Alth...th his forelegs -- which contain one of the flies' taste organs -- in a behavior known as tapping. After detecting pheromones from the female, the male produ...New research finds garlic kills slugs
...the right concentration to use, how it affects the taste of food once it has been used on crops, and many other things. Dr Port added the findings may be welcomed by organic gardeners looking for alternatives to pesticides. He said: "The research suggests that a home-made recipe of crushed garlic bulbs m...Alcohol's pharmacological properties, not smell or taste, reinforce its effects
...due to its pharmacological effects, independent of taste or smell. Animal research has shown that rodent i...cated that infants, but not adults, might find the taste of alcohol reinforcing. Infants readily consume even high concentrations, up to at least 30 percent...Awareness of GM foods increasing, while overall support slipping
...ly modified with genes from catfish would probably taste 'fishy'." Similarly, 57% were able to correctly identify the statement "ordinary tomatoes do not contain genes, while genetically modified tomatoes do," as false. However, two-thirds of Americans were able to correctly reject the idea that eating g...Researchers define molecular basis of human 'sweet tooth'
...erted an entirely different receptor gene into the taste cells of mice, thereby producing animals that perc... sweet and "savory" umami tastes are what triggers taste cells on the tongue and palate to transmit taste signals to the brain. Umami taste responds to amino...Put a caramel in your mouth and your taste buds detect the sugary substance, instantly sendin...ng its sweet or bitter flavor between detecting a taste and a signal reaching the brain led USC neuroscientist Emily Liman to take a closer look inside the...Scientists identify molecular step that causes intoxication
...someone up after a bout of drinking, or weaken the taste for alcohol among people vulnerable to alcoholism. "Until we conduct human studies, we can't say for sure whether this channel or the pathways involving this channel are defective in alcoholics, but this is a highly attractive target. We now know...Food tastes stronger when you're hungry
...ity to taste, by increasing the sensitivity of the taste receptors on your tongue, or by changing the way you perceive the same taste stimuli, the author suggests. Professor Zverev from the University of Malawi persuaded 16 male under...... Stone will either give you the gift of gab or the taste of a 300-million-year-old Carboniferous limestone, depending on whether you listen to the Irish legend or USGS geologists. The stone is part of Blarney Castle, located in the southern part of Ireland, about five miles northwest of the town of Cork. ...Ontario researchers see increase in taste and odour-causing algae problems
..." north of Toronto have seen a significant rise in taste and odour-causing algae most dramatically in the ... in some of these lakes. Although the frequency of taste and odour complaints seems to be growing steadily, it is unclear whether the problems themselves are...