News tagged with mimicry
Computers aid in cracking deception in plants
Jun 25, 2009 |
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If the growing presence of computer 'geeks' on television crime shows is any indicator, computers are increasingly becoming essential tools for detecting and combating skullduggery. However, television detectives ...
Birds can dance, really
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Researchers at Harvard University have found that humans aren't the only ones who can groove to a beat -- some other species can dance, too. This capability was previously believed to be specific to humans. ...
Researchers break the animal kingdom's colour code
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Charles Darwin was fascinated by the colours of animals - he once wrote to his colleague Alfred Russell Wallace asking why certain animals were "so
beautifully and artistically coloured".
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I can, automatically, become just like you
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 06, 2008 |
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No one likes to be excluded from a group: exclusion can decrease mood, reduce self-esteem and feelings of belonging, and even ultimately lead to negative behavior (e.g., the shootings at Virginia Tech). As a result, we often ...
Chameleons and copycats: How mimicry affects interpersonal persuasion
Feb 12, 2008 |
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Social scientists have long been intrigued by the human tendency to mimic the behavior of others. Now, a new study from the April issue of the Journal of Consumer Research expands the field, exploring the potential for mi ...
Mimicry at the molecular level protects genome integrity
Apr 13, 2009 |
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The new study, which was published on April 12, 2009, in an advanced online edition of the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, draws new parallels between the Rad60 DNA repair factor and SUMO, a small ubiquitin-like modifi ...
When computers mimic us, we love what we hear
Sep 29, 2005 |
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Researchers have long known that mimicry from one person to another indicates positive intentions and emotions. A new study published in the current issue of Psychological Science finds that when artificial intelligence mimics ...
Zoologists challenge longstanding theory that 'eyespots' mimic the eyes of predators' enemies
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Feb 21, 2008 |
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Circular markings on creatures such as butterflies are effective against predators because they are conspicuous features, not because they mimic the eyes of the predators’ own enemies, according to research published today ...
Moths mimic sounds to survive
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May 31, 2007 |
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In a night sky filled with hungry bats, good-tasting moths increase their chances of survival by mimicking the sounds of their bad-tasting cousins, according to a new Wake Forest University study.
Molecules autonomously propelled by polymerizing DNA strands
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 06, 2007 |
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Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have fabricated a motor that runs autonomously, and is powered only by the free energy of DNA hybridization. The molecular motor was inspired by bacterial ...
Vitamin A pushes breast cancer to form blood vessel cells
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have discovered that vitamin A, when applied to breast cancer cells, turns on genes that can push stem cells embedded in a tumor to morph into endothelial cells. These cells ...
Self-Healing: Sunlight Helps Scratches on Cars, Electronics and Furniture Disappear
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There are few things in life that are more annoying than having your iPod's beautiful face marred by scratches. But what if those scratches could "heal" themselves? New technology developed ...
How one virus uses mimicry to replicate successfully
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Both viruses and cancers subvert the growth-control machinery in a cell to serve their own needs. According to a new study, at least one virus uses mimicry to gain access to that machinery.
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