The placebo effect is more than just mental – it’s a biological system that can measurably improve a patient’s symptoms. But someone else needs to activate it – creating a risk of manipulation.
- Associate Professor of Biology, Tufts University
O apêndice evoluiu independentemente pelo menos 32 vezes em 361 espécies de mamíferos. Mas o queridinho de ontem da evolução é hoje mais um risco médico
The appendix has independently evolved at least 32 times across 361 mammalian species. What makes it an evolutionary darling when it’s more of a medical liability today?
Fever isn’t necessarily a bad thing − it’s actually a useful response to infections.
A principal função da rainha na colmeia é botar ovos e passar os genes para a prole, mas muitas espécies de abelhas se dão muito bem sem rainhas ou colônias grandes
A queen’s main job in the hive is to lay eggs and pass genes on to offspring. But many bee species do just fine without queens or big colonies.
Bees offer insights into many scientific questions, from cooperating in close quarters to strategies for finding food.
Si bien nosotros debemos mantener muchas precauciones sanitarias ante el COVID-19, la manera en que socializamos es muy similar a la de esta especie. ¿Qué podemos aprender de ella?
Life in a honey bee hive is all about cooperating for the collective good.
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