Genetic research at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh reinforces theory of evolution
... to the Intelligent Design Network, the premise of intelligent design holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause rather than an undirected process such as natural selection. ID is thus a disagreement with th...Apes -- not monkeys -- ace IQ tests
...rm spatial representations, considered crucial for intelligent behavior. The results were clear: there were a f...ing notion that some animal species truly are more intelligent than others," Deaner said. The smartest species were clearly the great apes -- orangutans, chimpanze...Predators prefer to hunt small-brained prey
They avoid more intelligent prey such as monkeys which have exceptionally large brains and are more capable of escaping attacks. The study, carried out by Dr Susanne Shultz, from the School of Biological Sciences, focused on predators from Africa and South America such as the...Proprio Foot stands and delivers for amputees
.... The world's first motor-powered and artificially intelligent prosthesis for transtibial amputees, the foot operates as closely as you can get today to natural, anatomical functioning. Developed by Ossur's R&D department, the foot's motion analysis capabilities are facilitated by real-time sensor technology fro...Ossur takes another giant step in prosthetic technology
...OPRIO FOOT TM, the world's first motor-powered and intelligent foot that thinks for itself, operating as closely ...ce (AI), a branch of computer science dealing with intelligent behavior, learning and adaptation in machines. Ossur uses highly advanced AI to increase the functio...Ossur's POWER KNEE widely available in September
... worlds first and only motor-powered, artificially intelligent prosthesis for above-knee amputees that restores lost muscle function and enables amputees to perform normal daily functions never before possible. Because the prosthesis can actually sense the movement of the sound leg, it is able to mimick its move...AAAS book explores evolution and Christianity's response
...pirical evidence in nature for the existence of an intelligent agent beyond nature. Scientists and some representatives of mainline religious denominations were concerned that Intelligent Design would be sold as an integration of science and religion, enticing even some members of mainstream religious communit...Renewed dolphin slaughter prompts new campaign
...hers, result in a long and painful death for these intelligent marine mammals. The Japanese government has made the unsupported claim that the animals compete with local fishermen for limited supplies of fish and that the drives are in fact a means of pest control. Also, the "Act for Dolphins" consortium main...Yale scientists to hold press conference on planetary discoveries, extraterrestrial life
...h for Life When scientists search for evidence of intelligent life forms, they look and listen for microbes, our...en to sounds from space to learn what signals from intelligent beings might sound like, and learn about a distant planet's habitability from a few pixels of light....Disappearing nest egg: Researcher studying declining numbers of macaws
... says we do know that macaws are considered highly intelligent creatures. As with many types of parrots, macaws can be taught to speak English words or phrases "or any language, for that matter." They can live up to 50 years and often outlive their owners. Macaws can also be affectionate birds. "It's believe...Ossur recognized with Frost & Sullivan 2006 Innovative Technology Award
...PRIO FOOT TM , the world's first motor-powered and intelligent foot that thinks for itself. The PROPRIO FOOT TM , like the POWER KNEE TM , replaces muscle function that was lost with the amputation. The foot enables amputees to perform activites in a normal and functional pattern by: Sensing. Knowing where th...First evidence to show elephants, like humans, apes and dolphins, recognize themselves in mirror
...ch as self awareness and self-other distinction in intelligent animals with well established social systems," said Plotnik. "The social complexity of the elephant, its well-known altruistic behavior and, of course, its huge brain, made the elephant a logical candidate species for testing in front of a mirror." ...Worcester Polytechnic Institute receives $2 million in federal funds for biomedical research centers
...eveloping four specific technologies: Wireless, intelligent physiological sensors that can monitor vital signs of soldiers and alert medics and field commanders when problems arise. Ad-hoc wireless networks that will permit sensor data and ultrasound images to be transmitted, securely and reliably in the ...Predicting PET imaging's future: Diagnosing and treating diseases ASAP
...ical PET images (enabling researchers to make more intelligent choices in which drugs will be evaluated in clinical trials); and the development of new dual-modality imaging systems, such as PET/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, that provide anatomical and functional information (allowing for more deta...Ossur repeats Popular Science 'Best of What's New' award
...IO FOOT TM is the world's first motor-powered and intelligent prosthetic foot that thinks for itself. The PROPRIO FOOT TM , like the POWER KNEE TM , replaces muscle function that was lost due to an amputation. The foot enables amputees to perform activites in a normal and functional pattern by: Sensing. Kno...Yale scientist honored with Keio University Medical Science Prize
...hen using antibiotics because evolution will trump intelligent design. Steitz has been a member of the Yale faculty since 1970, arriving directly after completing his post-doctoral training at Harvard and at the Medical Research Council Laboratory in Cambridge, England. He was appointed full professor in 1979 ...Springer launches new journal, Cognitive Neurodynamics
...atics, physics, computer science, informatics, and intelligent robotics. The peer-reviewed journal will be international and interdisciplinary in scope. Professor Rubin Wang of the East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai has been appointed Editor-in-Chief, with Professor Fanji Gu of Fudan U...Microcapsules like it hot and salty
... and to be as effective as possible. This requires intelligent transport systems which initially enclose the active substances and then release them at the location where they are to be effective given the presence of certain conditions. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsda...Global malaria map key weapon in fight against malaria, scientists say
...w you engage them. Intelligence is key without an intelligent approach to global malaria control I fear there will be much wasted funding and many missed opportunities." Malaria scientists collect information on how many people are infected with malaria parasites, but MAP will be the first time that all the d......ators show us that if it comes to survival, highly intelligent solutions are within the reach of animals as different from us as fish. (Watch a grouper signal to a giant moray eel resting in a cave by shaking its head in front of the moray in this video.)...