August 7, 2013

Watch: Inside a Mosquito Bite

The video below gives us a microscopic view of an event that is happening with great frequency this month: a mosquito is eating human for dinner.

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The video below gives us a microscopic view of an event that is happening with great frequency this month: a mosquito is eating human for dinner.

This video shows how the proboscis is inserted along the lumen of the blood vessel.

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Credit: Choumet et al, PLOS 2012.

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How “somatic markers” can transform your decision-making

Ditch the old brain vs. heart assumptions, and instead think about a heart-led brain.

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How logic and reasoning can fail as scientific tools

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Life

Moving trees north to save the forests

As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.

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