Erasmus Prize 2012 awarded to Daniel C. Dennett

The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2012 to the American philosopher Daniel C. Dennett (1942). The theme of the Erasmus Prize this year is ‘the cultural meaning of the natural sciences’. Daniel Dennett is praised for his ability to translate the cultural significance of science and technology to a broad audience. Read more…

The transcription factor Eya2 prevents pressure overload-induced adverse cardiac remodeling

The transcription factor Eya2 prevents pressure overload-induced adverse cardiac remodeling

Seung Hee Lee, Dong Kwon Yang, Bo Youn Choi, Young-Hoon Lee, Seon-Young Kim, Dongtak Jeong, Roger J. Hajjar, Woo Jin Park

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Volume 46, Issue 4, April 2009, Pages 596-605, ISSN 0022-2828, doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.12.021

Homologs of vascular endothelial growth factor and receptor, VEGF and VEGFR, in the jellyfish Podocoryne carnea

Homologs of vascular endothelial growth factor and receptor, VEGF and VEGFR, in the jellyfish Podocoryne carnea

Katka Seipel, Michael Eberhardt, Peter Müller, Elena Pescia, Nathalie Yanze, Volker Schmid

Developmental Dynamics Volume 231, Issue 2, pages 303–312, October 2004 doi:10.1002/dvdy.20139

Darwins Comet Orchid

Plant-food and tool transfer among savanna chimpanzees at Fongoli, Senegal

Plant-food and tool transfer among savanna chimpanzees at Fongoli, Senegal.

Jill D. Pruetz, Stacy Lindshield.

Primates, 2011; DOI: 10.1007/s10329-011-0287-x

Empathy and Pro-Social Behavior in Rats

Empathy and Pro-Social Behavior in Rats

Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal, Jean Decety, Peggy Mason

Science 9 December 2011: Vol. 334 no. 6061 pp. 1427-1430 DOI: 10.1126/science.1210789

Global human mandibular variation reflects differences in agricultural and hunter-gatherer subsistence strategies

Global human mandibular variation reflects differences in agricultural and hunter-gatherer subsistence strategies

Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel

PNAS November 21, 2011 Published online before print November 21, 2011, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1113050108

The power of belief: Puppy Pregnancy Syndrome: Men Who Think They Are Pregnant with Dogs

By HELGA VIERICH presenting Jesse Bering’s report: “Puppy Pregnancy Syndrome: Men Who Think They Are Pregnant with Dogs“

Are you suffering abdominal pain or discomfort, fatigue, nausea, flatulence, heartburn, and acid reflux? Have you been having difficulty urinating, or experiencing pain while doing so? Oh, and one other question—have you been spontaneously expelling microscopic bits of disintegrated dog fetuses through your urethra?

If you answered “yes” to all of the above, then you may be suffering from “Puppy Pregnancy Syndrome.” […]

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The hypoxia-inducible transcription factor pathway regulates oxygen sensing in the simplest animal, Trichoplax adhaerens

The hypoxia-inducible transcription factor pathway regulates oxygen sensing in the simplest animal, Trichoplax adhaerens

Loenarz C, Coleman ML, Boleininger A, Schierwater B, Holland PWH, Ratcliffe PJ, Schofield CJ

EMBO reports (2011) 12, 63 – 70 doi:10.1038/embor.2010.170

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