Since NASA’s Dawn spacecraft detected localized organic-rich material on Ceres, scientists have been digging into the data to explore different scenarios for its origin. After considering the viability of comet …read more Source:: Science
Day: October 18, 2017
Understanding the coevolving web of life as a network
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•Coevolution, which occurs when species interact and adapt to each other, is often studied in the context of pair-wise interactions between mutually beneficial symbiotic partners. But many species have mutualistic …read more Source:: Science
Nature or nurture? Innate social behaviors in the mouse brain
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•The brain circuitry that controls innate, or instinctive, behaviors such as mating and fighting was thought to be genetically hardwired. Not so, neuroscientists now say. …read more Source:: Science
Inflammation trains the skin to heal faster
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•Stem cells in the skin remember an injury, helping them close recurring wounds faster, researchers have found. The discovery could advance research and treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory diseases. …read more Source:: Science
Petals produce a ‘blue halo’ that helps bees find flowers
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•Latest research has found that several common flower species have nanoscale ridges on the surface of their petals that meddle with light when viewed from certain angles. …read more Source:: Science