Monthly Archives: January 2011

Hyena research in the news

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Danielle Whittaker

BEACON’s Kay Holekamp and her recently graduated Ph.D. student Jennifer Smith are featured on the BBC website. Smith’s research revealed that “greeting” behavior in female hyenas is important in forming coalitions for potentially risky behaviors such as hunting. Read more … Continue reading →

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BEACON Scientist Chris Adami in New Scientist

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Danielle Whittaker

Chris Adami’s newest paper uses Avida to test whether you can detect life just from looking at the distribution of monomers that are used to make up the “molecules of life,” and has important implications for astrobiology and the search … Continue reading →

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Extended until February 14th — Call for Nominations New Graduate Student BEACON Top-Up Recruiting Fellowships

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Brian Baer

Sponsored by The BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action An NSF Science and Technology Center One goal of BEACON is to initiate and support research and training activities that involve the study of actively evolving systems and … Continue reading →

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