R. Boyd

The refinement paradox and cumulative cultural evolution: collective improvement in knowledge favors conformity, blind copying and hyper-credulity

The paper uses a computer tournament to show that refining knowledge can be advantageous initially but leads to conformity and blind copying in complex cultures.

Brodifacoum does not modulate human cannabinoid receptor-mediated hyperpolarization of AtT20 cells or inhibition of adenylyl cyclase in HEK 293 cells

This paper investigates whether brodifacoum affects cannabinoid receptor function in cells and finds it does not modulate receptor-mediated hyperpolarization or adenylyl cyclase inhibition.

Temperature response of Rubisco kinetics in Arabidopsis thaliana: thermal breakpoints and implications for reaction mechanisms

The paper compares Rubisco kinetic parameters measured by Radiolabel and MIMS methods in Arabidopsis thaliana, finding thermal breakpoints in MIMS-derived rates at low temperatures.

How to make a kin selection model when marginal fitness is non-linear?

The paper identifies limitations of the Taylor-Frank method for kin selection models with nonlinear fitness functions and proposes a more general approach for cases where the assumption of local linearity fails.