…write, run, test and rewrite itself all without a programmer? From the perspective of computer science, a living cell resembles an elaborate chemical computer, but can a chemical computer emerge…

…model system for the study of complex organ formation are the compound eyes of arthropods. Functional compound eyes require a specific organization of individual optical units (called ommatidia), the correct…

…are biologically altruistic.   The search for common principles Are there common principles powerful enough to help explain biological altruism and prosocial behaviour wherever we find it in the natural…

…reading list, and I was very pleased (not to mention relieved) to see, as you have noted, how complementary, yet distinct, the two are.   Joe comes at these issues…

…ecological communities. But I do not think we understand very well how tightly integrated ecological communities that are self-sustaining evolve. This is another area where the connectionist models from computer…

…the mean magnitude of selection using the pooled data set for the combined analysis (A), the separate analysis (B), the combined analysis without phenological traits (C), and the separate analysis…

…N. Laland A comprehensive treatment of the concept of causation in evolutionary biology. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/evolutionary-causation   Find out more about the EES research program at www.ees.dreamhosters.com Follow us on twitter @EES_update…