Here is a nice article in Washington Post – – about the adaptive function of sleep. It addresses some of the themes I am interested in. First, the unfortunate fact is that sleep was initially ...

On the basis of data from functional neuroimaging in humans and single-cell electrophysiology in the behaving monkey, this paper proposes an adaptive coding model of prefrontal function.

The importance of these advances in dissecting the cellular basis for adaptive immunity is now recognized through the 2019 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, which has been given to Max ...

Adaptive immunity is a powerful defense mechanism in vertebrates. A finely tuned interplay of different cell types provides a pathogen-specific immune response to eliminate for example bacteria ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of Darwin. One focus of current debates is whether adaptive evolution ...

An international study comprising nearly 4000 Darwin’s finches reveals the genetic architecture of their adaptive traits. An international study led by researchers at Uppsala University (Sweden) in ...

Unlocking the genetic basis of adaptive evolution: study reveals complex chromosomal rearrangements in a stick insect. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases ...