Robert L. Perlman, Evolution and Medicine Oxford University Press, 2013. Xiii+162 pp. $98.50 hb.; $49.50 pb. and $29.99 ebook Book Review by Michael Ruse, September 14, 2013 PDF of this review Evolution has never been a value-free idea. Ultimately, it has always...
The effect of artificial light on melatonin and circadian rhythms has been uncertain. This small study shows dramatic differences resulting from artificial vs natural light exposure. Wright, Kenneth†P, McHill, Andrew†W, Birks, Brian†R, Griffin, Brandon†R, Rusterholz,...
Funkhouser LJ, Bordenstein SR (2013) Mom Knows Best: The Universality of Maternal Microbial Transmission. PLoS Biol 11(8): e1001631. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.100163 (Open Access) The sterile womb paradigm is an enduring premise in biology that human infants are born...
Champion MD, Gray V, Eberhard C, Kumar S (2013) The Evolutionary History of Amino Acid Variations Mediating Increased Resistance of S.aureus Identifies Reversion Mutations in Metabolic Regulators. PLoS ONE 8(2): e56466. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056466 (open access)...
By Mazzon, M., Peters, N. E., Loenarz, C., Krysztofinska, E. M., Ember, S. W. J., Ferguson, B. J., & Smith, G. L. (2013). In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(30), 12444-12449. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1302140110 open access Abstract: Viruses have...