Publications by authors named "Joanna C Gamble"
Article Synopsis
- Humans have different abilities to detect smells, especially related to food, and this sensitivity is influenced by genetics.
- Researchers discovered specific genetic links between olfactory receptor (OR) genes and sensitivity to certain food odors, identifying four key compounds with significant associations.
- Their findings suggest that variations in OR genes contribute to the unique "flavor worlds" of individuals, with a wide range of sensitivity combinations observed within human populations.
Humans vary in acuity to many odors [1-4], with variation within olfactory receptor (OR) genes contributing to these differences [5-9]. How such variation also affects odor experience and food selection remains uncertain [10], given that such effects occur for taste [11-15]. Here we investigate β-ionone, which shows extreme sensitivity differences [4, 16, 17].
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGuardians of our future: New Zealand mothers and sustainable biotechnology.
Public Underst Sci
March 2009
In year two of a three-year project, New Zealand mothers of children aged 10 and under were interviewed to examine the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of biotechnology. Ten focus groups were conducted and used "sustainable biotechnology" as a center-point for discussion, concentrating on four different biotechnology scenarios. The findings of the research were consistent with year one and with findings on the general public throughout the world.
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