Paul Weindling
Paul Weindling
Chronobiology and chronomics: detecting and applying the cycles of nature [0.03%]
生物钟和潮学:探测并利用自然界的循环规律
Franz Halberg,Germaine Cornélissen,Douglas Wilson et al.
Franz Halberg et al.
We monitor our streets to prevent assault and rodents to develop drugs, but not those for whom the drugs are intended. It took over half a century to begin to monitor blood sugar values in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes. Monitorin...
Galls on thistles [0.03%]
刺儿菜的虫瘿
Gregory J Masters,Nicola L Ward
Gregory J Masters
Plant galls - the more we learn, the more there is to know! Approximately 15000 insect species ( c. 2% of all known insects) form galls, and this habit is extremely common over a range of floras and latitudes. Yet, there is still no general...
Malte Ebach
Malte Ebach
The newly developing fields of phylogeography and macroecology are ignoring historical patterns at their peril.
Chris Peterson
Chris Peterson
Why kill bugs when you can just make them go away? Used primarily for biting-insect control, repellants may control household pests as well, once their potential is fully realized. Repellents may provide low-dose, specific and low-toxicity ...
Ripe for a change [0.03%]
趋于变革
Greg Tucker
Greg Tucker
As rich sources of vitamins and minerals, fruits are an important part of our diet. However, they are highly perishable. As the biochemical basis for fruit quality is being unraveled, so genetic approaches are being developed to modify the ...
Payam Mohaghegh,Ian D Hickson
Payam Mohaghegh
Bloom's syndrome, a very rare inherited disorder, predisposes its sufferers to the full range of cancers that afflict humanity. This predisposition is rooted in just one defective gene on chromosome 15. It encodes the BLM helicase - an enzy...
Roy Dennis
Roy Dennis
Large and exciting raptors like white-tailed eagle and red kite have been restored to the skies of Scotland and England, and now there are advanced plans to return the beaver. These successes encourage debate on other missing animals, with ...
Sinking methane [0.03%]
甲烷潜没吧
David S Reay
David S Reay
Concentrations of the powerful greenhouse gas, methane, in our atmosphere have doubled since the beginning of the industrial age. Reducing these levels is a vital part of global efforts to combat global warming. Could we make use of the Ear...
John R Speakman
John R Speakman
'In the 15 minutes it will take you to read this article nine people in the USA, and one person in the UK, will have died as a direct consequence of obesity related illnesses.'