The findings, just published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may help to solve the mystery of how insects and other terrestrial creatures detect and respond to electric fields.
Would 15-month-old Tarquin, they wonder, not be better off going to music classes?A study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences may help resolve this question by getting to the nub of what is going on in a bilingual child's brain, how a second language affects the way he thinks, and thus in what circumstances being bilingual may be helpful.
The work, reported online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may help scientists learn more about retinal diseases such as macular degeneration.
Now, a new mouse model, described in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may help researchers understand agouti's role in regulating body weight--information that may lead to new drugs for treating obesity.
The finding, reported in tomorrow's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may help researchers narrow their search for a possible therapeutic drug against a condition that strikes one in 2000 male births.
At the trial Laura and Euna will not have the benefit of lawyers, witnesses, family members, nor - if prior accounts are to be believed - even translators, who may help them fully understand the proceedings.
In a review published in The Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers describe a framework that may help other scientists measure animal mood.
Their study, published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, also shows that measuring absolute humidity, versus relative humidity, may help scientists better understand the spread of influenza and why there are seasonal spikes of the disease.
Reporting online today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the researchers hypothesize that these so-called personality changes may help adults explore a larger area and find more food.
The memo said that while the outside teachers may help floundering teachers, their written evaluations would also "likely carry a great deal of weight in disciplinary proceedings seeking the teacher's termination".
