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Computer Scientists Suggest New Spin on Origins of Evolvability: Competition to Survive Not Necessary?
April 26, 2013 Scientists have long observed that species seem to have become increasingly capable of evolving in response to changes in the environment. But computer science researchers now say that the popular ... > full story -
Developmental Neurobiology: How the Brain Folds to Fit
April 26, 2013 During fetal development of the mammalian brain, the cerebral cortex undergoes a marked expansion in surface area in some species, which is accommodated by folding of the tissue in species with most ... > full story -
Fish Win Fights on Strength of Personality
April 26, 2013 When predicting the outcome of a fight, the big guy doesn't always win suggests new research on fish. Scientists have found that when fish fight over food, it is personality, rather than size, that ... > full story -
Protein Shaped Like a Spider: Immune Protein C4BP Is Potentially Suitable as a Transporter for Drugs
April 26, 2013 The protein C4BP is similar to a spider in its spatial form with eight "arms." This leads the scientists to unconventional ideas -- the protein is possibly suitable as a scaffold for the transport of ... > full story -
Movement of Pyrrole Molecules Defy 'Classical' Physics
April 26, 2013 Quantum laws loom ever larger in physical world as new research finds quantum phenomena in effect on a molecular ... > full story -
Scientists Discover New Way Protein Degradation Is Regulated
April 26, 2013 Researchers have identified the mechanism by which the cell’s proteasome ramps up its activity to take care of unwanted and potentially toxic proteins. The finding has implications for treating ... > full story -
Bird Navigation: Great Balls of Iron
April 26, 2013 Every year millions of birds make heroic journeys guided by the earth’s magnetic field. How they detect magnetic fields has puzzled scientists for decades. Today, biologists have added some ... > full story -
Racing Car With Electric Drive
April 26, 2013 Drive technology has an electric future – of this research scientists are in no doubt. Scientists have developed an electric racing car with a novel solution for battery management and ... > full story -
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How Parkinson's Disease Protein Acts Like a Virus
April 25, 2013 A protein known to be a key player in the development of Parkinson’s disease is able to enter and harm cells in the same way that viruses do, according to a new ... > full story -
Boosting the Powers of Genomic Science
April 25, 2013 Scientists describe novel statistical models that more broadly and deeply identify associations between bits of sequenced DNA called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs and say lead to a more ... > full story
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