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Genetic Circuit Allows Both Individual Freedom, Collective Good
April 22, 2013 — An investigation of the ways bacteria engage in collective decision-making has led researchers to suggest new principles for collective decisions that allow both random behavior by individuals and ... > full story -
Can the Friend of My Friend Be My Enemy? Choice Affects Stability of the Social Network, Animal Study Shows
April 22, 2013 — Just as humans can follow complex social situations in deciding who to befriend or to abandon, it turns out that animals use the same level of sophistication in judging social configurations, ... > full story -
Grape Intake May Protect Against Metabolic Syndrome-Related Organ Damage
April 22, 2013 — Consuming grapes may help protect against organ damage associated with the progression of metabolic syndrome, according to research presented this week at the Experimental Biology conference in ... > full story -
Study Shows Reproductive Effects of Pesticide Exposure Span Generations
April 22, 2013 — Researchers studying aquatic organisms called Daphnia have found that exposure to a chemical pesticide has impacts that span multiple generations -- causing the so-called "water fleas" to produce ... > full story -
Is Pet Ownership Sustainable?
April 22, 2013 — There has been much talk about sustainability, but little attention has been paid to its nutritional aspects. Scientists have raised a number of important questions on the sustainability of pet ... > full story -
Long-Lost Giant Fish from Amazon Rediscovered
April 22, 2013 — Scientists have put aside nearly a century and a half of conventional wisdom with the rediscovery of a species of giant Amazonian fish whose existence was first established in a rare 1829 monograph ... > full story -
Ant Family Tree Constructed: Confirms Date of Evolutionary Origin, Underscores Importance of Neotropics
April 22, 2013 — Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the higher species numbers in the tropics, but these hypotheses have never been tested for the ants, which are one of the most ecologically and ... > full story -
Cocktail of Multiple Pressures Combine to Threaten the World's Pollinating Insects
April 22, 2013 — A new review of insect pollinators of crops and wild plants has concluded they are under threat globally from a cocktail of multiple pressures, and their decline or loss could have profound ... > full story -
More Evidence Berries Have Health-Promoting Properties
April 21, 2013 — Adding more color to your diet in the form of berries is encouraged by many nutrition experts. The protective effect of berries against inflammation has been documented in many studies. Diets ... > full story -
Study Upends Model of How Dividing Cells Monitor Distribution of Chromosomes
April 21, 2013 — A recent study upends the model for how dividing cells monitor the equal distribution of their chromosomes —- a process that often runs awry in cancer. By targeting Aurora B kinase, their ... > full story
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