Biology Archive

Prashanth Rangan, University at Albany – Fruit Flies Offer Fertility Clues

What can fruit flies tell us about ourselves? Prashanth Rangan, associate professor of biological sciences at

Abraham Palmer, University of California San Diego – Do These Genes Make Me Lonely?

Loneliness might be passed on from one generation to another. Abraham Palmer, professor of psychiatry at

Ed Hirt, Indiana University – Self Sabotage

Are you a morning person or a night person? Ed Hirt, professor in the department of

Alistair Evans, Monash University – Predicting Human Evolution through our Teeth

  How similar are our teeth to our ancestor’s? Alistair Evans, senior research fellow at Monash

Kevin Hatala, Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology – Footprints of Homo Erectus

Did Homo Erectus walk as we do today? Kevin Hatala, post-doctoral researcher at the Max Planck

Richard Stevens, University of Connecticut – Artificial Lighting and Our Health

Turn off the lights. Richard Stevens, professor in the school of medicine at the University of

Sasha Dall, University of Exeter – Genes as Cues for Development

What do your genes say about you? Sasha Dall, Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Ecology at the

Howard Eichenbaum, Boston University – Guided Memory

Did you wash the dishes in the sink before work this morning? Howard Eichenbaum, university professor

Guillermo Aguilar, University of California Riverside – A Window to the Brain

Scientists are developing an actual window to the brain. Guillermo Aguilar, professor in the department of

Arik Kershenbaum, University of Cambridge – Animal Communication

Do you talk to your pet? Arik Kershenbaum, research fellow in the department of zoology at