Natural selection uses duplicated genes as raw material for functional innovation, co-opting their existing features to new functions. Understanding genetic innovation requires two questions to be ...

This paper describes Unbend - a new method for measuring and correcting motions in cryo-EM images, with a particular emphasis on more challenging in situ samples such as lamella and whole cells. The ...

Excel errors aren't always a bad thing. Sometimes, it's just because there isn't data in the relevant cells yet, and some other times the error itself is the data ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. My father began to say to me a long time ago, and continues to say now, a comforting aphorism, something I’m ...

The amygdala is part of the limbic system, which regulates emotional and behavioral responses. An amygdala hijack is a fight-or-flight response to stress. To better understand what an amygdala hijack ...

The price of coal, for its part, has a strong and highly significant negative effect (elasticity = −0.75, p < 0.001). This ...

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

The entrepreneurial journey demands both unwavering commitment to a vision and constant willingness to change tactics.

I recently received an email from an employee wanting to discuss her future with the company and opportunities for ...