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Math predicts size of clot-forming cells

Math predicts size of clot-forming cells | Science News | Scoop.it
UC Davis mathematicians have helped biologists figure out why platelets, the cells that form blood clots, are the size and shape that they are.
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Honeycomb structure responsible for bacteria's extraordinary sense

Honeycomb structure responsible for bacteria's extraordinary sense | Science News | Scoop.it
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers have peered into the complex molecular network of receptors that give one-celled organisms like bacteria the ability to sense their environment and respond to chemical changes as small as 1 part in 1,000.
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Who's the boss? Research shows cells influence their own destiny

Who's the boss? Research shows cells influence their own destiny | Science News | Scoop.it
In a major shake-up of scientists' understanding of what determines the fate of cells, researchers have shown that cells have some control over their own destiny.
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Separating signal from noise in living cells

Separating signal from noise in living cells | Science News | Scoop.it
A mathematician from the University of Bristol has teamed up with a biologist from the University of Edinburgh to address a major problem in molecular biology.
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Free, from top to bottom?

Free, from top to bottom? | Science News | Scoop.it

Thus, the very success of science can be viewed as evidence that free will exists. "In my view, if your theory says we don't have free will, then empirical evidence shows that your theory is wrong and you better go back and come up with a better one. I think that [reductionists] just haven't taken the time to properly look at emergence, complexity and how the mind works because if they had, they would not make such self-defeating statements that undermine the meaning of what they themselves are saying."

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