Gut bacteria and pheromones
Gut bacteria mediate aggregation in the German cockroach Reported as: Cockroach swarming pheromones produced by gut bacteria Excerpt: … their study highlights the previously overlooked […]
signaling
Sulfated steroids and RNA-mediated identity codes
Summary: In two studies of human pheromones we linked a mixture of androsterone and androstenol to increased flirtatious behavior and reports of increased attraction to […]
The biologically-based origin of the mammalian placenta
Summary: In this open access journal article, Gunter Wagner’s group eliminates assumptions about mutations and ends the obfuscation of biologically-based cause and effect. Experimental evidence […]
The importance of olfactory receptors
Smell Turns Up in Unexpected Places By ALEX STONEOCT. 13, 2014 Excerpt: “I’ve been arguing for the importance of these receptors for years,” said Dr. […]
2014 and 2004 Nobel Prize in Medicine
2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine is Awarded for Discovery of Brain’s ‘Inner GPS’ Excerpt: “… gray lines show the path followed by a rat as […]
Physics, Chemistry, and Molecular biology (PCMb)
Physics, Chemistry, and Molecular biology (PCMb) link ecological variation to ecological adaptations via a model of gene-cell-tissue-organ-organ system complexity that I first presented in 1992. […]
From cell type differentiation to extinction
The 1,300 Bird Species Facing Extinction Signal Threats to Human Health Excerpt: “Through analysis of the inner workings of birds’ cells, scientists have been deciphering increasingly […]
Something from no thing
The Bridge From Nowhere How is it possible to get something from nothing? BY AMANDA GEFTER AUGUST 7, 2014 Excerpt: “Evolution has trained us to find […]
Stem cell memory is biophysically constrained
Stem Cells Remember Substrates The stiffness of a culture substrate affects the fates of stem cells. By Kerry Grens | March 16, 2014 Excerpt:” Earlier […]
The thermodynamics of epistasis vs cancer
In “Moving forward,” which was the next to the last section of my 2013 review, I wrote (with my emphasis): “Evidence from genome-wide analysis suggests […]