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Identifying Aggressive Breast Cancers by Interpreting the Mathematical Patterns in the Cancer Genome
August 23, 2012 — It is now possible to identify aggressive breast cancers by interpreting the mathematical patterns in the cancer ... > full story -
Greater Working Memory Capacity Benefits Analytic, but Not Creative, Problem-Solving
August 7, 2012 — Psychological scientists have long known that the amount of information we can actively hold in mind at any given time – known as working memory – is limited. Our working memory capacity ... > full story -
Mathematicians Solve Decade-Old Debate on Regulation of Protein Production by microRNAs in Cells
July 31, 2012 — Mathematicians have proposed a new solution to understanding a biological puzzle that has confounded molecular biologists. They have applied a mathematical model to work out the functioning of small ... > full story -
Mathematicians Develop New Method for Describing Extremely Complicated Shapes
July 30, 2012 — Building a bridge between topology and fractals may lead to a new way of describing tiny defects in metal or the froth of a breaking ... > full story -
Boys' Impulsiveness May Result in Better Math Ability
July 27, 2012 — In a new study, girls and boys started grade school with different approaches to solving arithmetic problems, with girls favoring a slow and accurate approach and boys a faster but more error prone ... > full story -
Searching Genomic Data Faster: Biologists' Capacity for Generating Genomic Data Is Increasing More Rapidly Than Computing Power
July 10, 2012 — In 2001, the Human Genome Project and Celera Genomics announced that after 10 years of work at a cost of some $400 million, they had completed a draft sequence of the human genome. Today, ... > full story -
Girls' Mathematics Performance More Likely to Suffer Than Boys' as a Result of Mathematics Anxiety
July 9, 2012 — If a train is travelling a distance of 55 miles at 150mph, how long will it take to reach its destination? If the thought of having to answer this question makes you apprehensive, then you may have ... > full story -
Falling Lizards Use Tail for Mid-Air Twist, Inspiring Lizard-Like 'RightingBot'
July 1, 2012 — Lizards, just like cats, have a knack for turning right side up and landing on their feet when they fall. But how do they do it? Unlike cats, which twist and bend their torsos to turn upright, ... > full story -
Ability to Estimate Quantity Increases in First 30 Years of Life
June 27, 2012 — One of the basic elements of cognition -- the ability to estimate quantities -- grows more precise across the first 30 years or more of a person's life, according to researchers. This intuitive grasp ... > full story -
Math Formula Leads Researchers to Source of Pollution
June 25, 2012 — The leaking of environmentally damaging pollutants into our waters and atmosphere could soon be counteracted by a simple mathematical algorithm, according to ... > full story
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