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Monogamy removes constraints on reproductive tissue investment imposed by intense sexual selection
Scientific ReportsA key factor influencing the reproductive success and fitness of an individual is the allocation of resources to reproductive tissue. Previous research has documented positive influences of sexual selection on the evolution of male traits such as testes ...
Abril Alexander +3 more
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BMC Biology, 2023 Finding the optimal balance between survival and reproduction is a central puzzle in life-history theory. The terminal investment hypothesis predicts that when individuals encounter a survival threat that compromises future reproductive potential, they ...
Yong Zhi Foo +3 more
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Mapping posthuman discourse and the evolution of living information [PDF]
, 2006 The discourse that surrounds and constitutes the post-human emerged as a response to earlier claims of an essential or universal human or human nature.
Swift, Adam Glen
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Correlates of early reproduction and apparent fitness consequences in male Soay sheep
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Life history trade‐offs are ubiquitous across species and place constraints on the timing of life history events, including the optimal age at first reproduction.
Elisabeth G. Chapman +2 more
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Toxins, 2022 Snake venom is an adaptive ecological trait that has evolved primarily as a form of prey subjugation. Thus, the selection pressure for toxin diversification is exerted by the prey’s physiological targets, with this pressure being particularly acute for ...
Uthpala Chandrasekara +2 more
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Freudarwin: Evolutionary Thinking as a Root of Psychoanalysis
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 This essay synthesizes the place of biological evolutionism in the early history of psychoanalysis, and shows the implicit significance of German Darwinism in Sigmund Freud’s whole psychoanalytical works.
Geoffrey Marcaggi +4 more
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Machine learning-guided directed evolution for protein engineering [PDF]
, 2019 Machine learning (ML)-guided directed evolution is a new paradigm for biological design that enables optimization of complex functions. ML methods use data to predict how sequence maps to function without requiring a detailed model of the underlying ...
Arnold, Frances H. +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.Abstract Background A routine baseline echocardiogram is often obtained prior to anthracycline administration in children with cancer. The utility of baseline echocardiogram is unclear in patients with standard risk B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (SR B‐ALL) as their anthracycline cumulative dose is low.
Ziyad Alrajhi +4 more
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Human Behavior and Emerging TechnologiesTechnologies that stimulate human social and sexual impulses could affect users and societies. Here, we report on two experiments designed to test participant responses to (1) “virtual friend” chatbots that vary in capacity to engage users socially and ...
Ashton Prochazka, Robert C. Brooks
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Evolution of Biologics Screening Technologies [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2013 Screening for biologics, in particular antibody drugs, has evolved significantly over the last 20 years. Initially, the screening processes and technologies from many years experience with small molecules were adopted and modified to suit the needs of biologics discovery.
Matthew J. Gardener +2 more
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