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Tracking the Evolution of Cancer, Cell by Cell
...signatures of individual cancer cells, paired with tools from evolutionary biology, scientists are beginning to track cancer’s evolution at a level of detail that could help them pinpoint the mechanisms...
The Mathematical Shape of Things to Come
...use of this piecemeal approach to big data analysis, but Yale University mathematician Ronald Coifman says that what is really needed is the big data equivalent of a Newtonian revolution,...
Debating the Evolution of Multicellularity
...Does Darwinian evolution reward cooperative behaviors? Behaviors have an effect on the evolution of species and vice versa. But let’s not forget that evolution is the result of random events...
A Jewel at the Heart of Quantum Physics
...Bourjaily said. It “really started this revolution.” In the mid-2000s, more patterns emerged in the scattering amplitudes of particle interactions, repeatedly hinting at an underlying, coherent mathematical structure behind quantum...
Evolution as Opportunist
...adaptation in the historical context of evolution. Until recently, evidence for the co-opting of traits has been limited to case studies, such as the evolution of the feather. But examples...
Decoding Flu Viruses Before an Outbreak
...humans, Rabadan’s team hopes to identify mechanisms common to different viruses. For example, if two kinds of viruses develop the same genetic change, a phenomenon known as convergent evolution, it...
In Natural Networks, Strength in Loops
...When it comes to creating an efficient network, evolution must consider two factors: the cost of building the network and the cost of operating it. For vasculature, this translates to...
On the Microbial Frontier, Cooperation Thrives
...evolutionary biologist at Harvard University who studies microbes. “The mystery is how can this evolve?” Yeast that can cheat or cooperate allow scientists to study the evolution of cooperation in...
In Pursuit of Quantum Biology With Birgitta Whaley
...the atomic structure of DNA. In it, he made the case that quantum physics governs the evolution of “gene molecules” containing the “code” for life. And he proposed that because...