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Waiting for the Revolution
...the revolution? Quantum mechanics remains our latest revolution. That said, some scientists are waiting for an irreducible final theory. Reductionism has proven to be an extraordinary successful method of investigation....
Evolutionary Math and Just-So Stories
...Shows How to Ensure Evolution,” John Rennie described a mathematical study led by Martin Nowak, who directs an evolutionary dynamics lab at Harvard University, and Krishnendu Chatterjee, a computer scientist...
In Bees, a Hunt for Roots of Social Behavior
...who studies a different bee with similar behavioral flexibility. “L. albipes is a nice way of looking at social evolution within a species.” Among the bee varieties that can adopt...
New Twist Found in the Story of Life’s Start
...of sequences — including its own. And it’s still getting better. The ribozyme in the paper emerged after just 16 rounds of evolution, a shockingly short run for this kind...
In Newly Created Life-Form, a Major Mystery
...a cellular chassis that scientists can build on. Researchers can embellish the genome to create new organisms, which could help them to better understand stages of evolution lost to time....
Hunger Game: Is Honesty Between Animals Always the Best Policy?
...chances of mating). Will evolution program you to be honest, growing a lightweight tail that reflects your true fitness? Or will it have you risk life and limb by cultivating...
Inside the Din, Cells Fight Noise With Noise
...gene, evolution may be able to fine-tune it, just as the evolutionary process might make a predator faster or a fish a better swimmer. Experiments in yeast suggest that this...
Game Theory Calls Cooperation Into Question
...Stewart. The work is entirely theoretical at this point. But the findings could potentially have broad-reaching implications, explaining phenomena ranging from cooperation among complex organisms to the evolution of multicellularity...
New Letters Added to the Genetic Alphabet
...Benner, an organic chemist at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution in Florida. Nearly 30 years ago, Benner sketched out better versions of both DNA and its chemical cousin RNA,...