Who was..... Percy Sladen? [0.03%]
派西·斯莱登是谁？
David Nichols
David Nichols
The enigmatic echinoderms attracted few adherents in the 19th century, but this Yorkshireman almost-literally gave his life to them. He amassed the finest collection in private hands, which has been on display in the Exeter Museum since 191...
William Harnett
William Harnett
Most invading organisms are expelled from our bodies before they can cause any permanent damage. However, some have become masters of disguise, avoiding the immune system's attack. Parasites are, arguably, kings in this field of evasion of ...
Steve Mitchell,Elaine Holmes,Paul Carmichael
Steve Mitchell
Occasionally, a new idea emerges that has the potential to revolutionize an entire field of scientific endeavour. It is now within our grasp to be able to detect subtle perturbations within the phenomenally complex biochemical matrix of liv...
Why sleep? [0.03%]
为何要睡觉？
Jim Horne
Jim Horne
All living organisms show a regular, daily period of reduced activity. But to what extent could this be sleep, and what is it for? Whatever the functions of sleep are, they probably shift in emphasis across the animal kingdom. There are fun...
Kevin Coward
Kevin Coward
Many pharmaceutical companies are pursuing the 'holy grail' of an effective pain relief drug that has no harmful side effects. The voltage-gated sodium channel family offers some promising targets.
Mahogany carving a future [0.03%]
缔造美好未来
Terence D Pennington
Terence D Pennington
Mahogany (Swietenia marcophylla is widely regarded by conservationists as on the verge of extinction. However, throughout most of its range, it is generally regenerating well within virgin and logged forest, and is a good colonizer of aband...
Ribozymes: catalytic RNAs that cut things, make things, and do odd and useful jobs [0.03%]
核酶：剪切、生成并完成奇趣有用工作的催化的RNA
Nils G Walter,David R Engelke
Nils G Walter
Catalytic RNAs, or ribozymes, are a fossil record of the ancient molecular evolution of life on earth and still provide the essential core of macromolecule synthesis in all life forms today. Are they also an avenue to the development of new...
Horseshoe crabs [0.03%]
中华鲎
Mark L Botton
Mark L Botton
Horseshoe crabs are one of evolution's success stories. These living fossils have contributed immensely to biomedical research, and their eggs are a critical link in the migration cycle of New World waders (shorebirds) Can they endure threa...
Follow-up cancer kinetics [0.03%]
癌症复发动力学
Marios Kyriazis
Marios Kyriazis
John Mason
John Mason