Environmental Evidence publishes its first articles
Yesterday marked the launch of Environmental Evidence, the official journal of the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE), led by Editor-in-Chief… Read more »
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Cilia publishes its first articles
Yesterday marked the launch of Cilia, an exciting new journal led by Editors-in-Chief Peter Jackson and Philip Beales. In their launch editorial, the Editors… Read more »
Sexually dimorphic reactions to fear
The burden of an anxiety disorder on a sufferers life can be dramatic and sustained, often contributing to a considerable drop in an individual’s quality of… Read more »
The Iceman from Hauslabjoch
The frozen landscape encountered by Mark Jobling during a recent trip to Lausanne, Switzerland has inspired this month’s ‘Mark my words’ column to discuss… Read more »
The evolutionary genetics of segmentation
Although a segmented body plan is a common feature shared between members of Chordata, Arthropoda and Annelida, the evolutionary origins of segmentation are… Read more »
Microbiome is now accepting submissions!
There are more microorganisms within our bodies than there are human cells. The oceans teem with bacterial and viral microorganisms. The last few years have… Read more »
Highlights from the Modern Human Genetic Variation Symposium
Earlier this year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the National Committee for Biological Sciences hosted a symposium on Modern Human Genetic… Read more »
How flowers became zygomorphic
Some of the largest angiosperm families consist of species with bilaterally symmetrical (zygomorphic) flowers (e.g. legumes, daisies and orchids). The very… Read more »
Exploring the neurobiology of anxiety
Alterations in mechanisms of behavioural plasticity have been proposed to be associated with various psychiatric disorders. Potassium channels are thought to… Read more »
Inflammation and depression unraveled
Given the great burden on psychological health of a physically debilitating disease, it is intuitive to believe that depression may be caused by the onset of… Read more »