A bacterium's-eye view of life

A bacterium's-eye view of life

Howard Berg is a physicist turned systems biologist, and he's been a systems biologist long before it was trendy to be one. He's one of the smartest systems biologists around, and a nice guy too (one…
An Underwater War for Oil

An Underwater War for Oil

As if fighting other nations over oil wasn't complicated enough, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have discovered an oil-feeding bacteria in their coastal waters that may be stealing the oil right out…
GRACE & GOCE

GRACE & GOCE

A gravity model of the Earth constructed with data from GRACE. Credit: University of Texas Center for Space Research and NASA It is all about gravity these days. First came GRACE (Gravity Recovery…
The Physiology And Psychology Of Voting

The Physiology And Psychology Of Voting

In case you haven’t noticed, election season is upon us! Ok, it has been upon us for almost two years, but never mind that. Pollsters are busy trying to determine why people might be voting for one…