Asperger’s or autism? Frank Duffy explains how EEG may differentiate between these disorders
Frank Duffy and colleagues use electroencephalogram readings to try to differentiate Asperger’s from autism
Not so tough: Michel Milinkovitch discusses sensory organs on crocodylian scales
Crocodylians are tough-skinned reptiles however the presence of integumentary sensory organs means their hard exterior is also sensitive
Frank Hailer and Verena Kutschera discuss the phylogeography of the red fox
Mitochondrial DNA sequences are used to compile a comprehensive phylogeographic history of the red fox
Tracking bird flu: Jiming Liu discusses how to model the risk of H7N9 infection
Avian flu virus H7N9 has been detected in humans, highlighting the need to better predict its spread to prevent a pandemic
Marguerite Prior discusses neurotrophic compound J147 in Alzheimer’s therapeutics
The greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease is age. Compounds targeting age-associated pathologies of the brain may improve current treatments
Maturing microbiomes: Julia Oh discusses the age-dependent differences between human skin microbiomes
Differences in skin microbial communities of children and adults may have implications for managing microbe-based diseases
ChIPing away at transcription: Peggy Farnham discusses DNA binding factor Kaiso
The Farnham lab explores the role of DNA binding factor Kaiso in regulating transcription
Viral mixing: Kenneth Stedman discusses the discovery of a novel class of viruses
Current dogma states that viruses fall into three major groups; however metagenomics now tells a different story
Sabine Rohrmann discusses the link between eating processed meat and early death risk
A European study suggests people who eat a lot of processed meat are at greater risk of an early death
A bug’s life: Seirian Sumner discusses the genetics behind the evolution of sociality in wasps
Wasps are social insects and represent an attractive system for studying the genetic basis for the evolution of social behaviours
