AS madness [0.03%]
阿斯 Madness
Alison Bailey,Lyn Haynes,Hannah Strange
Alison Bailey
Future food [0.03%]
未来食物
Alan D B Malcolm
Alan D B Malcolm
Journalists and science fiction writers love to speculate that soon we will not be eating food as we have known it for millennia, but only the encapsulated products of the 'farmaceutical' industry. What nonsense!
Graham Lappin
Graham Lappin
Without realising it, we are all exposed to a wide range of toxins every day. Some are a natural part of our diet and environment and some are man-made. Over evolutionary time, biochemical pathways are developed that have allowed our bodies...
The communications gap [0.03%]
沟通缺口
Adam Tearle
Adam Tearle
Gap junctions are ubiquitous channels that serve a vital function in communication between cells. Vertebrates and invertebrates have gap junction proteins that are very different at the sequence level but nonetheless have much in common?
The gene genie? [0.03%]
基因与天分？
Frederick Harris,Lee Chatfield,David A Phoenix
Frederick Harris
Gene therapy has the potential to cure currently incurable conditions, including some cancers and inherited disorders. It might even be used in the womb to prevent congenital abnormalities. The potential was greeted with great excitement te...
The scourge of scabies [0.03%]
疥疮的祸害
David J Kemp,Shelley F Walton,Pearly Harumal et al.
David J Kemp et al.
Scabies ('Itch Mite') is truly a Great Neglected Disease that inflicts misery on millions. Molecular approaches, while still in their infancy, are providing a better understanding of the parasite and will have important implications for con...
James R Anderson
James R Anderson
Chimpanzees impress and fascinate us with their use of tools, including twigs to 'fish' for termites and leaves to soak up liquids. But there are many intriguing examples of tool use described across the animal kingdom. Ants use grain to ca...
Maureen E Callow,James E Callow
Maureen E Callow
Organisms that colonise underwater surfaces, such as barnacle larvae and spores of algae, use a diverse array of biological 'glues' to provide both temporary and more permanent adhesion. The practical consequence of colonisation by these or...
Pollen and inhalant allergy [0.03%]
花粉和吸入性过敏原
David W Fountain
David W Fountain
Anyone who suffers from hayfever will know what a serious problem allergies can be. In the long term, genetic technology may provide solutions in diagnosis, treatment and even avoidance. Eliminating allergens from pollen released by plants ...
The brighter sex? [0.03%]
光明的性别？
Patrick F James
Patrick F James
Comment
Biologist (London, England). 2002 Feb;49(1):4. DOI: 2002