Unlocking Big Genetic Data Sets
The same algorithms that personalize movie recommendations and extract topics from oceans of text could bring doctors closer to diagnosing, treating and preventing disease on the basis of an individual’s…
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Plant-Eating Mammals Have Bigger Bellies, Claims New Study
Prof. Clauss and his colleagues from Germany and the UK studied the shape of the ribcage in 126 terrestrial tetrapods — from prehistoric times up to the present day. With…
‘Mean Girl’ Meerkats Can Make Twice As Much Testosterone As Males
Testosterone. It’s often lauded as the hormone that makes males bigger, bolder, stronger. Now a pair of Duke University studies has identified one group of animals, the meerkats of the…
Monkeys Can Make Stone Tools, but They Don’t Use Them
The capuchin monkeys of Serra da Capivara National Park in Brazil are well known for using rocks. They use them as hammers to crack open nuts. They use them for…
Scripps Florida Scientists Uncover New Facets of Zika-Related Birth Defects to Help Develop Treatment
In a study that could one day help eliminate the tragic birth defects caused by Zika virus, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have elucidated…
Adapting to the Heat
In classic experiments on frogs, scientists found that the amphibians’ urge to escape from dangerously hot water decreased significantly when the water temperature rose very gradually. In fact, sensitivity of…