Not exact matches
The
discovery of novel health effects of bioactive compounds will provide the scientific basis
for future efforts to use biotechnology to modify / fortify foods and food components as a
means to improve public health.
Discover caught up with Bassler on a balmy summer day in her office at Princeton to talk about the history of her
discoveries and what they might
mean for the
future of medicine.
Under pressure to name several possible
future perspectives, Bente Vilsen mentions that the
discovery of the electroneutral sodium - potassium pump also makes it possible to explore what an inability to produce current
means for the development of the cells and the occurrence of diseases in e.g. the brain and kidneys, where the sodium - potassium pump plays a crucial role.
We are looking at a timeline of around five to ten years to transform the
discoveries into real products but we could see benefits such as material reinforcement to mixture in solutions such as ink
for paint, which would give further strength against corrosion and could potentially
mean scratch - proof cars in
future.
This
discovery could
mean an accessible supply of water
for astronauts and
future explorers.
This
discovery approach greatly enhances the
future potential of epistasis analysis
for systems biology, and can complement genome - wide association studies as a
means of formulating hypotheses
for targeted experimental work.