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Minus Environment, Patterns Still Emerge: Computational Study Tracks E. Coli Cells' Regulatory Mechanisms
May 21, 2013 Random mutations and genetic drift, rather than design principles, may explain the emergence of regulatory network properties in E. ... > full story -
Allosaurus Fed More Like a Falcon Than a Crocodile: Engineering, Anatomy Work Reveals Differences in Dinosaur Feeding Styles
May 21, 2013 The mighty T. rex may have thrashed its massive head from side to side to dismember prey, but a new study shows that its smaller cousin Allosaurus was a more dexterous hunter and tugged at prey more ... > full story -
The Pirate Ant: A New Species from the Philippines With a Bizarre Pigmentation Pattern
May 21, 2013 Scientists discovered and described a bizarre species of pirate ant. The new Cardiocondyla pirata has its name inspired by its strange pigmentation that consist of two eye-patch like dark stripes ... > full story -
New Method for Tailoring Optical Processors
May 21, 2013 Physicists and engineers have unveiled a robust new method for arranging metal nanoparticles in geometric patterns that can act as optical processors that transform incoming light signals into output ... > full story -
Abundance and Distribution of Hawaiian Coral Species Predicted by Model
May 21, 2013 Researchers have developed species distribution models of the six dominant Hawaiian coral species around the main Hawaiian Islands, including two species currently under consideration as threatened ... > full story -
Visual Search Function: Where Scene Context Happens in Our Brain
May 21, 2013 Though a seemingly simple and intuitive strategy, visual search function -- a process that takes mere seconds for the human brain -- is still something that a computer can't do as accurately. Over ... > full story -
Observations of Stellar Visibility by Citizen Scientists Accurately Measure the Brightness of the Night Sky
May 21, 2013 Observations of stellar visibility by citizen scientists accurately measure the brightness of the night sky. The researchers hope that such data can eventually be used to track changes in artificial ... > full story -
Clouds in the Head: New Model of Brain's Thought Processes
May 21, 2013 A new model of the brain's thought processes explains the apparently chaotic activity patterns of individual neurons. They do not correspond to a simple stimulus/response linkage, but arise from the ... > full story -
Non-Wetting Fabric That Drains Sweat Invented
May 20, 2013 Waterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat could be the latest application of microfluidic technology developed by ... > full story -
Fastest Measurements Ever Made of Ion Channel Proteins
May 20, 2013 Engineers have used miniaturized electronics to measure the activity of individual ion-channel proteins with temporal resolution as fine as one microsecond, producing the fastest recordings of single ... > full story
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