Archive of articles published on the 7th of October 2013

What evolved first -- a dexterous hand or an agile foot?
Identical twins with significant weight differences shed light on the phenomenon of metabolically healthy obesity
How binge drinking impairs bone healing
Exceptional fossil fish reveals new evolutionary mechanism for body elongation
The root of the matter: The role of nitric oxide in root branching
Massive DNA study points to new heart drug targets and a key role for triglycerides
Stress a key factor in causing bee colonies to fail
Enzymatic pathway common to drugs of abuse could lead to new treatment options
Minute traits and DNA link grass species from Old and New Worlds
Enzymatic pathway common to drugs of abuse could lead to new treatment options
Dog's mood offers insight into owner's health
Carnegie Mellon motion tracking technology is extremely precise, inexpensive with minimal lag
UltraHaptics -- it's magic in the air
Bile salts -- sea lampreys' newest scent of seduction
For liberals and conservatives, 'belief superiority' is bipartisan
'White graphene' halts rust in high temps
Study: Lance Armstrong failed social media, too
Plastic waste is a hazard for subalpine lakes too
Better robot vision
USC study: Unlocking biology with math
Cells prefer nanodiscs over nanorods
New microfluidic approach for the directed assembly of functional materials
Legislation may cause data deficit for researchers, small businesses
Building a better fish trap: WCS reduces fish bycatch with escape gaps in Africa