sabato 30 dicembre 2017

# gene: the ability of the newt to safely regenerate parts of itself

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<< This is the first time that an entire newt [the Iberian ribbed newt Pleurodeles waltl] genome has been sequenced, an achievement th...
venerdì 29 dicembre 2017

# trade: precision predictions around bitcoin, from zero to 60k usd

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<< A Morgan Stanley analyst said bitcoin may be worth $0, given that very few online retailers accept it. Bitcoin also can't be co...
martedì 26 dicembre 2017

# gst: the fastest fall of Mr. Felix' irregular shape

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<< Felix Baumgartner jumped from the stratosphere 39 kilometers (24 miles) above Earth on Oct. 14, 2012, and landed safely on the grou...
domenica 24 dicembre 2017

# behav: a form of modified oxytocin (a molecule of love), with less adverse effects

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<< Oxytocin is clinically used to induce labor, and there is interest in using this peptide to treat social disorders. However, oxytoc...
giovedì 21 dicembre 2017

# gst: a case of stabilization by weak noise

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<< An elusive state of matter - quantum spin liquid - may actually be enhanced rather than suppressed by disorder as seen in a compoun...
martedì 19 dicembre 2017

# behav: Calanoid copepods swim freely and jump in turbulence

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AA << provide evidence for an active adaptation that allows these small organisms [Calanoid copepods] to adjust their motility in resp...
lunedì 18 dicembre 2017

# soc: storytelling and cooperation

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AA << explore the impact of storytelling on hunter-gatherer cooperative behaviour and the individual-level fitness benefits to being a...