Dr Janda noticed that past experiments on methamphetamine vaccines had all revolved around tweaking either the carrier protein or the adjuvant, rather than tinkering with the haptens.
Most women (with plenty of exceptions) aren't excited by tinkering with the technology, grappling with the challenge of eliminating bugs or getting the biggest and best computer.
The results reveal that just as cold drinks lead to perceptions of social conditions being cold, tinkering with feelings of physical stability leads to perceptions of social instability.
Similar technology has been employed for nearly two decades by eye doctors and Dr Leitgeb felt that, with a bit of tinkering, it should work for skin as well.
As with EPO, says Dr Tucker, the idea is to improve the all-important power-to-weight ratio- but by tinkering with the " weight" side of the equation instead of the " power" side.
By tinkering with the strength of the current, the temperature of the leads delivering it, and accentuating small shocks with artificial smells or colorful lights, scientists can trick you into tasting all sorts of flavors.
Over the past few years I've had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, has been tinkering with my brain, remapping the neural circuitry, reprograming the memory.