NASA shrinks station, elevates life sciences

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F unctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a noninvasive, powerful tool that has been utilized in both research and clinical arenas since the early 1990s [1] and has provided valuable insights to the understanding of the human brain function. fMRI has enabled researchers to directly study the temporal and spatial changes in the brain as a function of various stimuli. Because it relies on ...

shrinks even small worlds

We consider small world graphs as defined by Kleinberg (2000), i.e., graphs obtained from a ddimensional mesh by adding links chosen at random according to the d-harmonic distribution. In these graphs, greedy routing performs in O(log2 n) expected number of steps. We introduce indirect-greedy routing. We show that giving O(log2 n) bits of topological awareness per node enables indirect-greedy r...

Eclecticism Shrinks the World

Rethinking the life sciences

Suppose that an international group of scientists presents a 15-year, €750 million research programme to unravel the molecular mechanisms of metabolic syndrome, a disorder implicated in obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and other diseases. The results from this project will neither replace obvious preventive measures—such as reducing food intake or increasing exercise—no...

Life Sciences Career Exploration

Is there a career that combines the environment, genetics, and engineering?What is a theriogenologist, and what education and skills does one need for this career?What careers can one enter with an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree?What careers have the best outlook in terms of projected newpositions, and what salary ranges can one expect? This article provides an overview of free, online reso...