Gene determines whether male body odor smells pleasant

Biology /

Sep 16, 2007 | 4.5 / 5 (30) | 0

To many, urine smells like urine and vanilla smells like vanilla. But androstenone, a derivative of testosterone that is a potent ingredient in male body odor, can smell like either - depending on your genes. While many people ...

Bottle cleans water in seconds

Technology / Engineering

Sep 16, 2007 | 4 / 5 (31) | 0

An Ipswich, England, businessman has created a bottle that makes even the filthiest water drinkable in a matter of seconds.

Good earth: Chemists show origin of soil-scented geosmin

Chemistry /

Sep 16, 2007 | 3.7 / 5 (14) | 0

Brown University chemists have found the origins of an odor – the sweet smell of fresh dirt. In Nature Chemical Biology, the Brown team shows that the protein that makes geosmin – source of the good earth scent – has two si ...

Firm out of NASA shuttle replacement plan

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 16, 2007 | 3.3 / 5 (7) | 0

An Oklahoma company's development of a commercial U.S. spacecraft sustained a setback when NASA decided to quit financing the company's project.

Infectious skin disease found in Texas

Medicine & Health / Diseases

Sep 16, 2007 | 3.8 / 5 (6) | 0

Texas doctors have identified nine cases of the skin disease leishmaniasis in patients who have not traveled to endemic areas.

Astronauts to test high-tech caulk gun

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 16, 2007 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 0

U.S. astronauts on the next shuttle mission will test the ability of a silicon substance loaded into a high-tech caulk gun to patch tiles.

Cholesterol byproduct blocks heart health benefits of estrogen

Medicine & Health / Research

Sep 16, 2007 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers show that a byproduct of cholesterol metabolism interferes with the beneficial effects estrogen has on the cardiovascular system, providing a better understanding ...

The importance of gene regulation for common human disease

Medicine & Health / Genetics

Sep 16, 2007 | 3 / 5 (3) | 0

A new study published in Nature Genetics on Sunday 16 September 2007 show that common, complex diseases are more likely to be due to genetic variation in regions that control activity of genes, rather than in the regions that s ...