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...Scientists have identified the active ingredients in the kudzu vine's roots, which have been used by the Chinese for 1,300 years to treat alcohol abuse. The extract cut in half alcohol consumption in certain hamsters that prefer booze to water...
...then injected into an unfertilized egg and implanted in the womb of a surrogate cow. Because the nucleus of the unfertilized egg is removed beforehand, it contains no genetic material that might interfere with the development of the embryo. In theory, then, it ought to be possible to extract a 32-cell embryo from a prize dairy cow and use it to produce 32 identical calves, each brought to term by a less valuable member of the herd. In practice, however, only 20% of the cloned embryos survive, meaning that instead of 32 calves, researchers generally end up with only...
Where could I begin? After a dazed attempt to extract more information from her, I withdrew my hand. No, I sighed, and sank into my white cane chair. I understand...
...injection of the extract of the kudzu root, a Chinese herb, led the hamsters to "significantly suppress the free-choice ethanol intake" without any negative side effects...
...extract things that may not be all that apparent to the eye," says Pearlman. "It allows you to integrate information from different images and view things in three-dimensions, and you can look at the texture and intensity ranges [that are otherwise impossible...