Category: News 2015

Imaging system tracks brain activity of a freely moving worm

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TO EXPLORE HOW THE BRAIN controls behavior, researchers have for the first time captured the whole-brain activity of a freely moving animal, in this case a nematode worm called Caenorhabditis elegans. Using an imaging system Continue Reading →

Student identifies difference between the dinosaur sexes

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THE DISCOVERY OF A SINGLE ANATOMICAL DIFFERENCE between males and females of a species of Stegosaurus provides some of the most conclusive evidence that some dinosaurs looked different based on sex, according to research published Continue Reading →

Energy boost: Study sheds light on mitochondrial disease

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INSIDE OUR CELLS, TINY FACTORIES convert nutrients from food into a form of energy that cells can use. Failure of these factories, known as mitochondria, can lead to metabolic disorders that are difficult to diagnose Continue Reading →

Hero explores Vietnam War experiences

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FOR HIS SENIOR THESIS, Eamon Foley combined indie rock music, dance, aerial choreography and ethnographic research to create an original theater-dance piece titled Hero, which tells the story of a young man transformed by his Continue Reading →

Taming the network: Finding relationships in complex data sets

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WHAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER IN ONLINE NETWORKS? Researchers (and advertisers) would like to know, but without access to personal profiles, the question is not easy. Finding previously undetected relationships in networks and complex data sets Continue Reading →

Listening in on bacterial communications

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BACTERIA SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHER using a soundless language known as quorum sensing. In a step toward translating bacterial communications, researchers have revealed the structure and biosynthesis of streptide, a signaling molecule involved in the Continue Reading →

Unconscious bias: Research helps break down barriers

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STACEY SINCLAIR WAS AWARE OF INEQUALITY AT A YOUNG AGE. ”On some level I was always interested in injustice,” said Sinclair, an associate professor of psychology and African American studies. “As a 7-year-old, I wanted Continue Reading →