Natural Science Forum / Biology / Biology / October 2004

Here's another new approach for cheap genome sequencing:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-10/asu-rte102804.php
Atomic Force Microscopes seem like an increasingly available tool, so
perhaps these will be the bridgeheads to make cheap genome sequencing

I've seen pictures of slugs with two eyes - riding on the top of their
little feelers - and I've seen pictures of slugs with four eyes -
again riding on top of those feelers - but I have never seen a slug
with a single eye, on the top of a single feeler.

Soon we'll have bionic legs that will allow us to run faster than ever
!
We'll have bionic arms to lift weights of more than 1000 pounds !
And we'll have bionic penes that will allow men to stay "hard" forever

am an MBA student (also, a Ph.D. in biochemistry) who is in the
process of writing a business plan as a class assignment.  In the
context of this assignment, I was wondering if anyone might be
able to suggest natural products which fit the following criteria:

Can anyone tell me where  I can find information on how to start my
own biotechnology company?
I have a strong science background and am familiar with the business
world.

Please read this:
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996561
So how can so few genes make such complicated things as ourselves? On
the bright side, perhaps that will make the genetic puzzle easier for

A question I canot find answer for: I kno wthere aren't a  lot of ATP
molecules stored in a muscle. But - how many are stored (in mole)?
And, how is this number found? Any books out there for further
reading?

Can you identify this specimen?
Picture at:
http://students.aub.edu.lb/~mff06/specimen.htm
please reply to mff06@aub.edu.lb

Read this:
http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041018/full/041018-7.html
Hmm, I guess that's why they call it junk DNA.
But regarding concerns about other possible reasons for junk DNA --

A Genetic Mechanism for the Four Temperaments Proposed by Keirsey
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Introduction
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Does anyone know a web page with useful informations about biochip
technology? I would specially like to have informations about
development and history of biochips!
I have to make a short presentation of it and I haven't found much

Why is it that hot sauce tastes hot? I've heard that it's related to
our taste buds not being able to properly "taste" the oils in hot
peppers. Is this true?

It seems that school curricula are venturing away from hands-on activities in
the sciences, and the scientific/biological usenets have few related postings.
Dip into Science- Study a Pond Sample!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3841387927&ssPageName=A

My friend and I have sort of a bet going on. It concerns money and it
goes like this. I would propose to prove that we are telepathic or, at
least, can be. The theory is that there is electromagnetic energy
being radiated from our brains at discrete frequencies somewhat like

I have a 20aa peptide which is subject to methylation through an unknown
methyltransferase.
There are various positions in this peptide  which are possible targets for
methylation.