Predicting and controlling disease outbreaks would be easier and more reliable with the wider application of mathematical modelling, according to a new study.
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A New Approach to Reconstructing Protein Evolution
There are an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 proteins at work in cells, where they carry out numerable functions, says computational molecular biologist Roman Sloutsky at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. “One of the central questions in all of biochemistry and molecular biology,” he adds, is how their precisely-tuned functions are determined.
What Happens Under the Yellowstone Volcano
The Yellowstone National Park in the USA with its geysers and hot springs is a great attraction for tourists.
Mapping Global Biodiversity Change
A new study, published in Science, which focuses on mapping biodiversity change in marine and land ecosystems shows that loss of biodiversity is most prevalent in the tropic, with changes in marine ecosystems outpacing those on land.
Nature-Based Solutions Can Help Protect Us from Weather and Climate Related Natural Hazards
olutions found in nature should be our first line of defence against the increasing number of climate change-related natural disasters, say experts from the University of Surrey.
Stanford Researchers Develop a Stress Test to Separate the Tough Bacteria from the Tender
Bacteria. Sometimes we can’t live with ’em, but there’s a growing appreciation that we can’t live without ’em.
