computational biology

Scientists show how folds in epithelial tissue may cue and contribute to the rise of epithelial cancers.

Land animals are often smarter than aquatic animals but it is still unclear exactly how their cognition developed. In @NatureComms, @malcommaciver and #UgurcanMugan found that complex landscapes and the ability of land animals to see more in air compared…

What is the hardest thing you think scientists need to do in a lab? Organic chemistry may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but multi-step organic syntheses are easily ranked a top challenge, even among experienced chemists. Nevertheless,…

Charles Darwin’s 1837 sketch of an evolutionary tree – the Open Tree Taxonomy’s tree has significantly more branches. Charles Darwin [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsIf asked what animal is genetically closest to a hippo, you might…