Monday Micro: Fighting superbugs with pheromones - Infectious Thoughts
Siouxsie Wiles • Jun 01, 2015 •
Pheromones aren't just about sex. They can kill superbugs too! … Read More
Tagged: PNAS
Distorted internal body maps, anyone? - misc.ience
Aimee Whitcroft • Jun 15, 2010 •
Our brains’ internal representations of ourselves are not, it would appear, quite as accurate as one would have thought. That, at least, is the conclusion of paper which just came out in the dangerously-acronymed PNAS*. To introduce the subject, then, let’s agree that it’s important for the brain to … Read More
Tipping and other points - Hot Topic
Gareth Renowden • Feb 15, 2010 •
During the Copenhagen kerfuffle a lot of interesting stuff hit the web: here’s something that deserves a bit more air – a Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) special issue on tipping elements in the earth system, edited by John Schellnhuber, the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. [...] … Read More