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by Agnese Mariotti in United Academics
Scientists propose the creation of a synthetic human genome as a follow-up of the Human Genome Project... Read more »
Boeke, J., Church, G., Hessel, A., Kelley, N., Arkin, A., Cai, Y., Carlson, R., Chakravarti, A., Cornish, V., Holt, L.... (2016) The Genome Project-Write. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf6850
by Jeffrey Daniels in United Academics
‘Street Smart’ finches are generally more intelligent than their rural kin.... Read more »
Audet, J., Ducatez, S., & Lefebvre, L. (2016) The town bird and the country bird: problem solving and immunocompetence vary with urbanization. Behavioral Ecology, 27(2), 637-644. DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv201
Tebbich, S., & Teschke, I. (2014) Coping with Uncertainty: Woodpecker Finches (Cactospiza pallida) from an Unpredictable Habitat Are More Flexible than Birds from a Stable Habitat. PLoS ONE, 9(3). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091718
Kozlovsky, D., Branch, C., & Pravosudov, V. (2015) Elevation-Related Differences in Parental Risk-Taking Behavior are Associated with Cognitive Variation in Mountain Chickadees. Ethology, 121(4), 383-394. DOI: 10.1111/eth.12350
by Rita dos Santos Silva in United Academics
A small magnetic device might transform breast cancer surgeries... Read more »
Rahusen, F., Bremers, A., Fabry, H., Taets van Amerongen, A., Boom, R., & Meijer, S. (2002) Ultrasound-guided lumpectomy of nonpalpable breast cancer versus wire-guided resection: A randomized clinical trial. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 9(10), 994-998. DOI: 10.1007/BF02574518
Anderson, R., Kimmick, G., McCoy, T., Hopkins, J., Levine, E., Miller, G., Ribisl, P., & Mihalko, S. (2011) A randomized trial of exercise on well-being and function following breast cancer surgery: the RESTORE trial. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 6(2), 172-181. DOI: 10.1007/s11764-011-0208-4
Medina-Franco, H., Abarca-Pérez, L., García-Alvarez, M., Ulloa-Gómez, J., Romero-Trejo, C., & Sepúlveda-Méndez, J. (2008) Radioguided occult lesion localization (ROLL) versus wire-guided lumpectomy for non-palpable breast lesions: A randomized prospective evaluation. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 97(2), 108-111. DOI: 10.1002/jso.20880
Lovrics, P., Cornacchi, S., Vora, R., Goldsmith, C., & Kahnamoui, K. (2011) Systematic review of radioguided surgery for non-palpable breast cancer. European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO), 37(5), 388-397. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2011.01.018
Postma, E., Koffijberg, H., Verkooijen, H., Witkamp, A., van den Bosch, M., & van Hillegersberg, R. (2013) Cost-Effectiveness of Radioguided Occult Lesion Localization (ROLL) Versus Wire-Guided Localization (WGL) in Breast Conserving Surgery for Nonpalpable Breast Cancer: Results from a Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 20(7), 2219-2226. DOI: 10.1245/s10434-013-2888-7
Ahmed, M., & Douek, M. (2013) A systematic review and meta-analysis of intra-operative ultrasound versus wire-guided localization in the surgical management of non-palpable breast cancers. European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO), 39(11). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2013.07.212
by Nesru Koroso in United Academics
All publicly-funded research to be fully accessible by 2020.... Read more »
Enserink, M. (2016) In dramatic statement, European leaders call for ‘immediate’ open access to all scientific papers by 2020. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.aag0577
by Chiara Civardi in United Academics
Venture into the Brazilian swamp with Chiara and the Wildlife Conservation Society.... Read more »
Barros, E., Pashanasi, B., Constantino, R., & Lavelle, P. (2002) Effects of land-use system on the soil macrofauna in western Brazilian Amazonia. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 35(5), 338-347. DOI: 10.1007/s00374-002-0479-z
by Rita dos Santos Silva in United Academics
Health devices and big data ruled the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Awards 2016.... Read more »
de Taeye, S., Moore, J., & Sanders, R. (2016) HIV-1 Envelope Trimer Design and Immunization Strategies To Induce Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies. Trends in Immunology, 37(3), 221-232. DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2016.01.007
Alchin, D. (2014) HIV vaccine development: an exploratory review of the trials and tribulations. Immunologic Research, 60(1), 35-37. DOI: 10.1007/s12026-014-8551-y
by Nesru Koroso in United Academics
The Directory of Open Access Journals bans dubious journals from its index.... Read more »
Baker, M. (2016) Open-access index delists thousands of journals. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/nature.2016.19871
Van Noorden, R. (2014) Open-access website gets tough. Nature, 512(7512), 17-17. DOI: 10.1038/512017a
by Chiara Civardi in United Academics
Emerge into Brazil’s swamp, with Chiara and the Wildlife Conservation Society.... Read more »
Rodrigo Luiz Simas de Aguiar, & Keny Marques Lima. (2012) A arte rupestre em cavernas da região noroeste de Mato Grosso do Sul discussões preliminares. Espeleo-Tema, 23(2). info:/
by Pieter Carrière in United Academics
Dealing with psychotic patients takes more than looking at their diagnostic labels.... Read more »
Heering, H., van Haren, N., & Derks, E. (2013) A two-factor structure of first rank symptoms in patients with a psychotic disorder. Schizophrenia Research, 147(2-3), 269-274. DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.04.032
Heering, H., Koevoets, G., Koenders, L., Machielsen, M., Meijer, C., Kubota, M., de Nijs, J., Cahn, W., Hulshoff Pol, H., de Haan, L.... (2015) Structural MRI Differences between Patients with and without First Rank Symptoms: A Delusion?. Frontiers in Psychiatry. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00107
Nelson B, Whitford TJ, Lavoie S, & Sass LA. (2014) What are the neurocognitive correlates of basic self-disturbance in schizophrenia? Integrating phenomenology and neurocognition: Part 2 (aberrant salience). Schizophrenia research, 152(1), 20-7. PMID: 23863772
Perälä, J., Suvisaari, J., Saarni, S., Kuoppasalmi, K., Isometsä, E., Pirkola, S., Partonen, T., Tuulio-Henriksson, A., Hintikka, J., Kieseppä, T.... (2007) Lifetime Prevalence of Psychotic and Bipolar I Disorders in a General Population. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64(1), 19. DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.64.1.19
by Gunnar De Winter in United Academics
Sleeping reptiles show brain patterns resembling sleep cycles in mammals and birds.... Read more »
Ólafsdóttir, H., Barry, C., Saleem, A., Hassabis, D., & Spiers, H. (2015) Hippocampal place cells construct reward related sequences through unexplored space. eLife. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.06063
Shein-Idelson, M., Ondracek, J., Liaw, H., Reiter, S., & Laurent, G. (2016) Slow waves, sharp waves, ripples, and REM in sleeping dragons. Science, 352(6285), 590-595. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf3621
by Agnese Mariotti in United Academics
Brain scans show the human brain under LSD and explain how hallucinations occur.... Read more »
Carhart-Harris, R., Muthukumaraswamy, S., Roseman, L., Kaelen, M., Droog, W., Murphy, K., Tagliazucchi, E., Schenberg, E., Nest, T., Orban, C.... (2016) Neural correlates of the LSD experience revealed by multimodal neuroimaging. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(17), 4853-4858. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1518377113
Carhart-Harris, R., Leech, R., Hellyer, P., Shanahan, M., Feilding, A., Tagliazucchi, E., Chialvo, D., & Nutt, D. (2014) The entropic brain: a theory of conscious states informed by neuroimaging research with psychedelic drugs. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00020
Hagmann, P., Cammoun, L., Gigandet, X., Meuli, R., Honey, C., Wedeen, V., & Sporns, O. (2008) Mapping the Structural Core of Human Cerebral Cortex. PLoS Biology, 6(7). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060159
by Rita dos Santos Silva in United Academics
Treating immune disorders might have gotten easier with a new mouse model.... Read more »
Beura, L., Hamilton, S., Bi, K., Schenkel, J., Odumade, O., Casey, K., Thompson, E., Fraser, K., Rosato, P., Filali-Mouhim, A.... (2016) Normalizing the environment recapitulates adult human immune traits in laboratory mice. Nature, 532(7600), 512-516. DOI: 10.1038/nature17655
Mestas, J., & Hughes, C. (2004) Of Mice and Not Men: Differences between Mouse and Human Immunology. The Journal of Immunology, 172(5), 2731-2738. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.5.2731
Shultz, D. (2016) Can ‘dirty mice’ save animal research?. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf4153
Reardon, S. (2016) Dirty room-mates make lab mice more useful. Nature, 532(7599), 294-295. DOI: 10.1038/532294a
by Chiara Civardi in United Academics
Emerge into Brazil's swamp, with Chiara and the Wildlife Conservation Society.... Read more »
Keuroghlian, A., Andrade Santos, M., & Eaton, D. (2015) The effects of deforestation on white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) home range in the southern Pantanal. Mammalia, 79(4). DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2014-0094
by Gunnar De Winter in United Academics
Researchers are working hard to expand the alphabet of life by adding new bases to DNA.... Read more »
Hirao I, & Kimoto M. (2012) Unnatural base pair systems toward the expansion of the genetic alphabet in the central dogma. Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences, 88(7), 345-67. PMID: 22850726
Yang, Z., Chen, F., Alvarado, J., & Benner, S. (2011) Amplification, Mutation, and Sequencing of a Six-Letter Synthetic Genetic System. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(38), 15105-15112. DOI: 10.1021/ja204910n
Malyshev, D., Dhami, K., Quach, H., Lavergne, T., Ordoukhanian, P., Torkamani, A., & Romesberg, F. (2012) Efficient and sequence-independent replication of DNA containing a third base pair establishes a functional six-letter genetic alphabet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(30), 12005-12010. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1205176109
Malyshev, D., Dhami, K., Lavergne, T., Chen, T., Dai, N., Foster, J., Corrêa, I., & Romesberg, F. (2014) A semi-synthetic organism with an expanded genetic alphabet. Nature, 509(7500), 385-388. DOI: 10.1038/nature13314
by Rita dos Santos Silva in United Academics
Anthrax attacks in 2001 were a wake-up call for the importance of preparedness.... Read more »
Goel, A. (2015) Anthrax: A disease of biowarfare and public health importance. World Journal of Clinical Cases, 3(1), 20. DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i1.20
Riedel S. (2005) Anthrax: a continuing concern in the era of bioterrorism. Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 18(3), 234-43. PMID: 16200179
Anderson, P. (2012) Bioterrorism: Toxins as Weapons. Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 25(2), 121-129. DOI: 10.1177/0897190012442351
by Chiara Civardi in United Academics
Eco-friendly behaviors, such as recycling coffee pods, are associated with a sense of pride.... Read more »
Bissing-Olson, M., Fielding, K., & Iyer, A. (2016) Experiences of pride, not guilt, predict pro-environmental behavior when pro-environmental descriptive norms are more positive. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 145-153. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.01.001
by Francisco Azuaje in United Academics
Why is the quest for fairness in science still relevant today?... Read more »
Holtz, B., & Harold, C. (2010) Interpersonal Justice and Deviance: The Moderating Effects of Interpersonal Justice Values and Justice Orientation. Journal of Management, 39(2), 339-365. DOI: 10.1177/0149206310390049
by Rita dos Santos Silva in United Academics
Knowledge sharing: from Alexandria’s Library to Open Access... Read more »
Erskine, A. (2009) Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt: the Museum and Library of Alexandria. Greece and Rome, 42(01), 38-48. DOI: 10.1017/S0017383500025213
by Gunnar De Winter in United Academics
Researchers uncover the origins of fairy tales through evolutionary biology’s methods... Read more »
da Silva, S., & Tehrani, J. (2016) Comparative phylogenetic analyses uncover the ancient roots of Indo-European folktales. Royal Society Open Science, 3(1), 150645. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.150645
by Gunnar De Winter in United Academics
Researchers uncover the origins of fairy tales through evolutionary biology’s methods... Read more »
da Silva, S., & Tehrani, J. (2016) Comparative phylogenetic analyses uncover the ancient roots of Indo-European folktales. Royal Society Open Science, 3(1), 150645. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.150645
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