Reading Frames Articles - evolution, HIV and cell & molecular biology

The Specter of Denialism

By Nicoli Nattrass | March 1, 2012

Conspiracy theories surrounding the global HIV/AIDS epidemic have cost thousands of lives. But science is fighting back.

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image: Book Excerpt from <em>Pathological Altruism</em>

Book Excerpt from Pathological Altruism

By Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath | February 1, 2012

In Chapter 1, editors Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath introduce the concept of well-intentioned behaviors that go awry.

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Killing with Kindness

By Barbara Oakley, Guruprasad Madhavan, Ariel Knafo, and David Sloan Wilson | February 1, 2012

Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.

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Anthropomorphism: A Peculiar Institution

By Marlene Zuk | January 1, 2012

Should we rethink the parallel drawn between “slave-making” ants and human slavery, and other such oversimplifications of animal behavior?

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image: Book Excerpt from <em>Future Science: Essays From the Cutting Edge</em>

Book Excerpt from Future Science: Essays From the Cutting Edge

By William McEwan | October 1, 2011

In an essay entitled "Molecular Cut and Paste: The New Generation of Biological Tools," virologist William McEwan envisions a future where viruses are reprogrammed to become the workhorses of science and medicine.

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Going Viral

By William McEwan | October 1, 2011

The promise of viruses as biotech tools will help molecular biology fulfill its true potential.

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Beyond Nature vs. Nurture

By Darlene Francis and Daniela Kaufer | October 1, 2011

Researchers studying differences in how individuals respond to stress are finding that genes are malleable and environments can be deterministic.

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What Price Kindness?

By Oren Harman | September 1, 2011

Exposing the life and work of a visionary and troubled scientist opens a window onto the evolution of altruism.

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image: Book excerpt from <em>The Wild Life of Our Bodies</em>

Book excerpt from The Wild Life of Our Bodies

By Rob Dunn | June 4, 2011

In Chapter 9, "We Were Hunted, Which is Why All of Us are Afraid Some of the Time and Some of Us are Afraid All of the Time," author Rob Dunn explains how predators shaped our evolution as we cowered and ran from their ravenous maws.

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