He suggested that we could mimic the effects of a volcanic eruption by putting an aerosol into the stratosphere.
He was looking for compounds that would mimic the effects of the banned drug ketamine, to which he was at one point addicted.
Synthetic cannabis is an umbrella term for hundreds of chemical compounds that mimic the effects of THC, the active ingredient of cannabis, in the brain.
Meanwhile, biogerontologists are racing to invent drugs that mimic the effects of calorie restriction without all the carrots and cottage cheese.
Legal highs are laboratory synthesised chemical substances designed to mimic the effects of more traditional recreational drugs such as cannabis, ecstasy and amphetamines.
Taking the medicine will mimic the effects of an intense workout – or that's the plan, at least.
To better study the particles, Svedberg used centrifugal force to mimic the effects of gravity on them.
The National Institute on Aging program includes a test of two doses of resveratrol, the ingredient of red wine that is thought to mimic the effects of caloric restriction on longevity.
These substances are sometimes also referred to as "designer drugs" or "herbal highs," and although they mimic the effects of illicit drugs, synthetic cannabinoids are generally not as nice and carry a greater risk of harm.
The finding, should it prove true of people too, would open the possibility of developing drugs to mimic the effects and gain the remarkable benefits of the draconian low-calorie diet.
The work will enable scientists to start work on drugs that mimic the effects of the healthy genes and so help to prevent Alzheimer's developing in patients who carry mutated variants.
