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Book Excerpt from
Evolution and Medicine
Robert Perlman
| Sep 30, 2013
| 4 min read
In Chapter 11, “Man-made diseases,” author Robert Perlman describes how socioeconomic health disparities arise in hierarchical societies.
Infusion of Artificial Intelligence in Biology
Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD
| Feb 23, 2024
| 10 min read
With deep learning methods revolutionizing life sciences, researchers bet on de novo proteins and cell mapping models to deliver customized precision medicines.
Evolution, Resisted
Elie Dolgin
| Oct 1, 2009
| 10+ min read
Scientists are trying to design the last malaria control agent the world will ever need.
Evolution of 1918 Flu Virus Traced from Century-Old Samples
Dan Robitzski
| May 10, 2022
| 5 min read
The work reveals that the pandemic flu was likely the direct predecessor of the seasonal H1N1 flu that circulated for decades.
Opinion: The Biological Function of Dreams
Robert Stickgold and Antonio Zadra
| Dec 1, 2020
| 3 min read
The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.
The Noncoding Regulators of the Brain
Christie Wilcox, PhD
| Sep 12, 2022
| 10+ min read
Noncoding RNAs are proving to be critical players in the evolution of brain anatomy and cognitive complexity.
Spite: Evolution Finally Gets Nasty
Stuart Blackman(sblackman@the-scientist.com)
| Dec 19, 2004
| 6 min read
The body of a caterpillar is the site of both a great feast and a gruesome familial struggle.
Killing with Kindness
Barbara Oakley, Guruprasad Madhavan, Ariel Knafo, and David Sloan Wilson
| Feb 1, 2012
| 3 min read
Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.
The Ephemeral Life of the Placenta
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 10+ min read
Recent advances in modeling the human placenta, the least understood organ, may inform placental disorders like preeclampsia.
The Inside Guide: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Host Evolution
Catherine Offord
| Jul 1, 2021
| 10+ min read
Bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of animals may influence the adaptive trajectories of their hosts.
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