A Spin Through the Past: Early Centrifuges and Microtomes in The Rockefeller University’s Historic Lab (1)
6/12/13 •
By Claire Warriner, @CLWarriner A previous version of this article appeared in Natural Selections, Issue 99, June 2013 When learning about the accomplishments of past scientists, it seems natural to focus on their major findings while overlooking the arduous process of discovery, including the technologies that make it all possible. Of course, this paints [...]
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Citizen Science and the American Cockroach (6)
6/10/13 •
We mostly know cockroaches as pests. But the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, is one of the most successful species that have ever lived. Originating during the carboniferous period over 350 million years ago – even before the dinosaurs walked on earth – these bugs have continually adapted to a variety of environmental conditions. Very recently [...]
Prospecting for Predictions: Machine-learning Algorithms in an Information Age (0)
6/05/13 •
By Michael LeVine, @ThoughtCulture Data is everywhere. In this new, digital world, huge corporations are buying and selling streams of 0s and 1s at an incredible rate. Every morning, a wide-eyed, up-and-coming entrepreneur fires up his or her laptop and begins coding a new smartphone app with the dream of transforming your mundane, everyday activities [...]
Mutant Mosquito Solves Mysteries of Attraction and Repulsion (0)
6/03/13 •
By Matthew DeGennaro, @mattdegennaro Not all mosquitoes have a taste for human blood. But when they do bite us, they can potentially introduce a blood-borne infectious agent, like the virus that causes dengue fever or the microorganism that causes malaria. The goal of my research in the Vosshall Lab at The Rockefeller University is to identify [...]
Butterflies in the Stomach (2)
5/31/13 •
By Gabriel Gasque With the first bite, the crisp pungency of chopped raw onion and the refreshing and aromatic flavor of cilantro were liberated in my mouth. You can take for granted those flavors in any street taco in Mexico City. Yet, here I was, some 2,000 miles north of the Mexican border, sitting in [...]
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