One’s perception of the world is personal. Different people can experience the same sensory stimulus in myriad ways, and the same person can experience the same sensory stimulus differently across time. What factors cause sensory experiences to differ? While daunting, identifyin…
Southeast Asian Ovalocytosis (SAO) is a twenty-seven base pair deletion in the eleventh exon of the human SLC4A1 gene that confers strong protection against falciparum malaria. Little is known about the evolutionary history of this allele at present. The goal of this project is …
John Tyler Bonner here challenges a central tenet of evolutionary biology. In this concise, elegantly written book, he makes the bold and provocative claim that some biological diversity may be explained by something other than natural selection. With his customary wit and acc…
"John Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and insightful biologists, here challenges a central tenet of evolutionary biology. In this concise, elegantly written book, he makes the bold and provocative claim that some biological diversity may be explained by something oth…
The objective of the research is to model the impact of physical design characteristics on backend dielectric reliability. Backend dielectric breakdown is a concern for a number of reasons. The impact of process on backend dielectric reliability is significant, and well modeled,…
Variations on “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen,” S. 180 is one of Franz Liszt’s most significant but understudied piano works. Written after Liszt joined the Third Order of Saint Francis and during a time of deep personal tragedy, this composition reflects both Liszt’s religious j…
If we are to understand global linguistic diversity, we must first understand the mechanisms which engender and maintain it. This is what the Wellsprings of Linguistic Diversity project (Australian National University, 2014-2019) aims to examine by studying variation in small co…
A robust and specific immune response is critical for the maintenance of organismal health. The immune response’s primary function is infection clearance; however, the outcome of an infection can vary greatly between individuals. This variation can be traced back to the combined…
