L. Mahadevan teamed with M. Venkadesan, of Yale University, to create a mathematical model showing the optimal way to throw. Their research published in the Royal Society Open Science shows the science behind one of the most complex actions humans perform, throwing....
Congratulations to Tauana Cunha (Giribet Lab) awarded the 2017-18 GSAS Merit Fellowship for research proposal titled “Integrative research in gastropods: Phylogeny and shell shape evolution”!
Why are some mice and people monogamous? And, why are monogamous fathers better at parenting? In a study led by Hopi Hoekstra and postdocs, Andrés Bendesky and Jean-Marc Lassance, the answer points to a genetic basis for parental care in monogamous parents that can elvolve independently in males and females. The study published in the latest issue of...
Pardis Sabeti is part of a scientific team from the Broad Institute, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at MIT, and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, that has adapted a CRISPR protein that targets RNA (rather than DNA), for use as a rapid, inexpensive, highly sensitive diagnostic tool with the potential to transform research and global public health. Their study is published today in...
Working with Emmanuel College scientists, Martin Nowak and Ben Allen (Researcher) developed an algorithm to predict whether a social structure is likely to favor cooperation. Their findings suggest strong pairwise relationships, rather than loose scattered networks, are more favorable for cooperation. The study is published in Nature. News Coverage: ...
L. Mahadevan's research in the Journal of Royal Society Interface uses mathematical models to form a theory of how stems and shoots develop a sense of self and environment to grow in the manner they do. More information and videos can be found at: ...