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Reactive Reports
October 2007
David Bradley |
How Cannabis Works What is it about the psychoactive component in marijuana, THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, that exerts its special effects? New clues about the cannabinoid receptor type 1 have now emerged thanks to German researchers.   |
Reactive Reports
October 2007
David Bradley |
An Economical Hydrogen Economy Researchers have now developed a catalyst that may be able to convert sunlight and water directly into hydrogen, in a process analogous to the photosynthesis of carbohydrates by plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water as the raw materials. |
Reactive Reports
October 2007
David Bradley |
Chocoholics Anonymous Scientific research funded by chocolate makers at Nestle has demonstrated a link between our love of chocolate and a specific chemical signature programmed into our metabolism. |
Popular Mechanics
October 15, 2007
Erik Sofge |
Scrap Yard Cybernetics Build Cheaper Robo-Hand for Third World One myoelectric hand can cost $35,000 and up -- more of a concept than an option for many amputees around the world. So when a team of Mexican graduate students began working on a new prosthetic hand, their goal was simple: Cut costs. |
Chemistry World
October 15, 2007
Jonathan Edwards |
GM Trees Clean Pollutants From Air and Soil Scientists have genetically modified plants to remove and destroy a range of toxic and carcinogenic chemicals from water and air. Cleanup costs billions of pounds globally each year -- now some contaminated areas could be cleaned up quickly and safely by planting trees. |
Chemistry World
October 15, 2007
Lewis Brindley |
A Hearty Dose of Garlic? Scientists have discovered why eating garlic is good for the heart: it boosts your natural supply of hydrogen sulphide, relaxing blood vessels and increasing blood flow around the body. |
Scientific American
November 2007
Ed Regis |
The Forgotten Code Cracker In the 1960s Marshall W. Nirenberg deciphered the genetic code, the combination of the A, T, G and C nucleotides that specify amino acids. So why do people think that Francis Crick did it? |
Scientific American
November 2007 |
Reviews Few books could present more implacably opposed views, and few could raise more provocative questions: The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering by Michael J. Sandel... Enhancing Evolution: The Ethical Case for Making Better People by John Harris... |
Scientific American
November 2007
Charles Choi |
The Genetics of Politics A study finds that biology strongly governs voter turnout. |
Chemistry World
October 15, 2007
Jonathan Edwards |
Bones Heal Faster with Nanocrystals A nanocrystalline cement could help bone grafts to heal more quickly, Chinese scientists have claimed. |
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