As golf industry experts, it can be frustrating to browse golf shows and see the latest "RaylorMade" drivers and "Hallaway RPC" golf clubs knowing full well that these knockoff clubs will not perform at the highest level....
Buying a set of golf clubs can be a daunting task. Not only do you have to determine which equipment will be the best fit for your golf game, you will also need to stomach a financial commitment that can quickly climb to well over $1000,...
According to the Titleist Performance Institute, the best clone iron golf clubs might not be very good at all. Clone irons are typically cheaply manufactured without the performance standards or the materials of golf clubs produced by original...
Brand name clubs from major golf club companies such as Titleist, PING, TaylorMade, Nike and Mizuno cost more than clones for two reasons. First, the major companies spend vast amounts of money on research and development. Second, the big brands...
Bacterial viruses also called bacteriophages, constantly infect bacteria. As a result, bacteria produce restriction enzymes that protect them from viral DNA and restrict infection. Three types of restriction enzymes exist and each type seeks out a...
Baldness is a condition wherein hair follicles under the scalp shrink to the point where they are no longer able to make new follicles to replace the older ones that die and fall off. This is largely due to hormonal changes that occur throughout a...
More than 125 animal species synthesize some form of fluorescent protein, commonly seen in marine creatures displaying bioluminescence. Fluorescent proteins may be green, blue, orange-red, far-red, yellow or a combination of two colors, such as...
With 6.8 billion humans on Earth, humans have evolved a successful reproductive system. Three concepts define human reproduction: sexual reproduction, internal fertilization and the use of a placenta to support internal development of offspring....
Few people are ready when hair thinning and hair loss hits, but most aren't aware that there are possible causes for thinning hair other than genetics. While heredity is the most common reason, stress, poor diets and sometimes the types of...
Restriction enzymes are enzymes that cut both single- and double-stranded DNA. Each restriction enzyme has a specific nucleotide sequence, called a restriction site, that it recognizes and cuts. Restriction enzymes are used for DNA sequencing,...
Long gone are the days of "hair plugs" and "barbie-doll-cornrow" looking hair transplants. According to Dr. Gregory Pistone, an elite hair restoration surgeon recommended by the American Hair Loss Association, the surgical hair restoration...
According to the Foundation of Hair Restoration, "androgenic alopecia" which is genetic pattern hair loss, is the cause for the vast majority of hair loss cases. This occurs when there is a genetic predisposition to hair loss and the presence of...
Although thinning hair may be caused by numerous medical conditions, the Foundation of Hair Restoration reports that androgenic alopecia accounts for 95 percent of cases. Androgenic alopecia is pattern hair loss. If you are experiencing...
If your hair is starting to thin it may be beneficial to become familiar with the surgical and nonsurgical treatments that can restore your hair. It is usually easier to stop and prevent hair loss than to restore it after it is lost. It is very...
A receding hair line is usually the first visible sign of male-pattern baldness. While women may lose hair on their hair line, their hair loss pattern is usually on the top of the head or in scattered patches according to MedlinePlus. If you have...
Preventing disease is the best method for its control. Exposing healthy individuals to a weakened form of disease, to invoke an immune response, was a concept presented by Edward Jenner in 1796. He significantly reduced mortality from viral...
Recombinant DNA comprises DNA molecules from one or more sources that are combined to produce a new protein. This new recombinant protein may function as a substitute for human proteins that are difficult to isolate in large quantities, explains...
Increased awareness that not all cheese is vegetarian has raised the demand for additional vegetarian cheese options, which are now more readily available. Some cheeses contain animal rennet or rennin, which is an enzyme that coagulates milk to...
Ecocert is a French environmental certification body that was created in 1991. Today, the organization is officially recognized by more than 80 government authorities from all around the world. Ecocert's mission is to protect the environment and...
Pigments are intensely colored molecules made by organisms. Well known pigments include chlorophyll and beta-carotene. Astaxanthin is a red pigment found in a variety of organisms. As a member of the carotenoid family, astaxanthin is similar to...
Hair loss can be confusing and actually may not be detected. Dr. Glenn Charles, hair restoration physician and senior member of The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, ISHRS, reports that you will not notice that your hair is...
Collagen is a type of connective fiber in the second layer of skin---the dermis---that provides support and structure for the skin, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Collagen can break down as we age, but we can replace it...
Wu long tea, sometimes called oolong tea, is a semi-fermented tea produced largely in China and Taiwan. The leaves of the camellia sinensis plant, or tea tree, are plucked and immediately processed. The processing includes a controlled oxidation,...
To create hybrid vegetables, breeders select desirable characteristics from two unique parent plants and cross-pollinate them in a controlled environment. Vegetables grown from the seeds of these cross-pollinated vegetables are hybrid, or H1,...
Most cells in the human body are highly specialized---meaning they perform one particular function---but cannot divide to replace themselves when they die due to normal aging or injury. Instead, a specific population of cells, stem cells, is the...
Peppermint oil is distilled from the above-ground parts of Mentha piperita harvested just before flowering. The oil components are: menthol 30 to 55 percent, menthone 14 to 32 percent, menthyl acetate 2.8 to 10 percent, isomenthone 1.5 to 10...
Macadamia nuts are as much as 76 percent oil by weight and 9.4 percent protein, along with various vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Macadamia has no cholesterol or trans-fatty acids. Heart healthy, monounsaturated oleic acid is as much as 64...
Genetic engineering has raised moral and medical concerns as science and agriculture blur the line between processed foods and natural foods. Though it hasn't been scientifically proven, some fear that eating meat or drinking milk from genetically...
Frontal baldness is typically the first noticeable indication of thinning. It is generally the first stage in male pattern baldness, but it can sometimes affect females as well. While numerous treatments claim to stop or slow frontal baldness,...
Science is moving fast to find a cure for Type I diabetes. Learn about current procedures to cure diabetes in this free video from a nutritionist specializing in diabetic diets.
