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Complex Systems
Complex Systems is a journal devoted to the science, mathematics and engineering of systems with simple components but complex overall behavior. It is concerned with identifying and characterizing common design elements that are observed across diverse natural, technological and social complex systems.
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OCT 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
The European Space Agency (ESA) continues to monitor Comet 67P in our Solar System as it has been doing since last year. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2015Cancer
UC San Francisco scientists have developed a molecular “on switch” enabling tight control over the acti ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 29, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A scientific team including the scientist who first harnessed the CRISPR-Cas9 system for mammalian genome editing has re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Duke University scientists have figured out the genetic code that instructs proteins to either self-assemble or disassem ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 22, 2015Neuroscience
Stem cells can create tissue models that reflect human physiology. These stem cell-derived models can be used in researc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 16, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronauts setting up a colony on the moon, or Mars, or some other planetary body will have a lot of tasks to perform. A ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopSEP 10, 2015Space & Astronomy
In mid-July, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past the dwarf planet Pluto and captured high detail photographs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is keeping its eye on Ceres, a dwarf planet in the middle of the Asteroid Belt in between t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Remember how exciting it was when Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon? Those footsteps changed the world. It’s been ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 03, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The thousands of different bacteria living in our intestinal tract – our microbiome – have a major impact on ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 03, 2015Earth & The Environment
When song birds detect a threat they make an alarm call called a seet call. It’s named that because that’s b ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 17, 2015Neuroscience
This week in North Carolina, UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Dr. Jason Yi made a connection between the UBE3A gene and autism ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2015Neuroscience
When Dr. Ravi Allada, a circadian rhythms expert, was looking at a mutant fruit fly fifteen years ago, he began his ques ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 11, 2015Microbiology
Bacteria spend a lot of time and energy avoiding detection by the immune system (no self-respecting pathogen gives up wi ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
As mentioned in yesterday's part one of this article, the hydrogen refueling station that San Francisco water tour opera ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUL 20, 2015Cancer
Supported by a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists at a new University of Pe ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 19, 2015Neuroscience
Using light to remotely activate drugs could be the next big thing in treating pain, depression, epilepsy and other neur ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 09, 2015Microbiology
Biofilms consist of surface-associated bacteria surrounded by an extracellular matrix (think dental plaque). Biofilms of ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
Supernova. Pulsar. Black hole. All of these are celestial events that astronomers study, hoping to find clues about how ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 19, 2015Cancer
An automated droplet-based surface sampling probe can help a surgeon to determine whether a patient's tissue is cancerou ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 12, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is set to perform its flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto next month, but you can bet NASA is ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 10, 2015Technology
When you think about a computer, what do you think of? Is it the little box at your desk with a screen hooked up to it, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
Very often, when referring to some simple theory or basic explanation of something, we hear "Well, it's not rocket scien ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 02, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The European Space Agency (ESA) continues to monitor Comet 67P in our Solar System as it has been doing since last year.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 29, 2015
Cancer
UC San Francisco scientists have developed a molecular “on switch” enabling tight control over the acti
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 29, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A scientific team including the scientist who first harnessed the CRISPR-Cas9 system for mammalian genome editing has re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Duke University scientists have figured out the genetic code that instructs proteins to either self-assemble or disassem
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Stem cells can create tissue models that reflect human physiology. These stem cell-derived models can be used in researc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 16, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Astronauts setting up a colony on the moon, or Mars, or some other planetary body will have a lot of tasks to perform. A
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
SEP 10, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In mid-July, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past the dwarf planet Pluto and captured high detail photographs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is keeping its eye on Ceres, a dwarf planet in the middle of the Asteroid Belt in between t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 07, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Remember how exciting it was when Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon? Those footsteps changed the world. It’s been
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 03, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The thousands of different bacteria living in our intestinal tract – our microbiome – have a major impact on
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 03, 2015
Earth & The Environment
When song birds detect a threat they make an alarm call called a seet call. It’s named that because that’s b
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
AUG 17, 2015
Neuroscience
This week in North Carolina, UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Dr. Jason Yi made a connection between the UBE3A gene and autism
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2015
Neuroscience
When Dr. Ravi Allada, a circadian rhythms expert, was looking at a mutant fruit fly fifteen years ago, he began his ques
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 11, 2015
Microbiology
Bacteria spend a lot of time and energy avoiding detection by the immune system (no self-respecting pathogen gives up wi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 02, 2015
Earth & The Environment
As mentioned in yesterday's part one of this article, the hydrogen refueling station that San Francisco water tour opera
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUL 20, 2015
Cancer
Supported by a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists at a new University of Pe
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Using light to remotely activate drugs could be the next big thing in treating pain, depression, epilepsy and other neur
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 09, 2015
Microbiology
Biofilms consist of surface-associated bacteria surrounded by an extracellular matrix (think dental plaque). Biofilms of
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 03, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Supernova. Pulsar. Black hole. All of these are celestial events that astronomers study, hoping to find clues about how
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 19, 2015
Cancer
An automated droplet-based surface sampling probe can help a surgeon to determine whether a patient's tissue is cancerou
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 12, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is set to perform its flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto next month, but you can bet NASA is
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 10, 2015
Technology
When you think about a computer, what do you think of? Is it the little box at your desk with a screen hooked up to it,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Very often, when referring to some simple theory or basic explanation of something, we hear "Well, it's not rocket scien
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim