Posts Tagged ‘integrative biology’
Snake-like robot slithers to the rescue
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Researchers have used the way snakes move as inspiration for machines that could conduct energy-efficient rescue missions. Continue…
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 13:56 - 0 Comments
Earth & Environment - Jul 29, 2011 16:05 - 0 Comments
Heat helps exotics edge out native grass
UC BERKELEY (US) — Climate change is adding insult to injury, exacerbating the pressure placed on California’s native grasses by exotic invasive species. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 14, 2011 13:18 - 1 Comment
Wildlife to U.S.: Don’t fence me in
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN/ YALE (US) — Animals living along the U.S.-Mexican border are at increased risk due to fences than run for miles, blocking as much as 75 percent of some species’ ranges. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 20, 2011 9:27 - 1 Comment
Newbie neurons make fear hard to forget
UC BERKELEY (US) — When faced with a fearful situation, newborn neurons are able to produce a blank slate to create a strong imprint of the memory. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 25, 2011 11:33 - 1 Comment
Climate: Think globally, act locally
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Global warming is affecting the environment, but trying to tease apart specific contributions of greenhouse gas to extinctions or declines is misguided and a waste of financial resources. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 16, 2011 16:27 - 0 Comments
Ticks stay loyal to lizard hosts
UC BERKELEY (US) — Take a tick’s favorite host—the Western fence lizard—out of the equation and you would think the tick population and the threat of Lyme disease would rise. A new study finds the opposite is true. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 27, 2010 10:52 - 0 Comments
Kids are what their dads eat
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — What a father includes in his diet passes down and is able to reprogram how genes function in his children. (more…)
