The pseudo-copulation strategy of the orchid enables it to spread its genes widely. The mimicry is near-perfect. For example, the Australian hammer orchid has taken advantage of a mating ritual of ...

The findings revealed some important insights. The researchers discovered that individuals with psychopathic traits used “mimicry” to present a more favorable image of themselves to a potentia ...

We are drawn to mimicry and disturbed by it too. As children, we play dress up and let's pretend, and we understand our fellow hominins through private reenactment. Our most elaborate masquerades ...

The UAB Division of Vascular and Endovascular Therapy treats the full spectrum of vascular disorders, and our surgeons are trained in all forms of modern endovascular procedures. This includes the ...

Nanoparticles with tunable size, shape and surface modification have been exploited to achieve effective tumor vascular targeting. Here, we briefly introduce the signatures of tumor ...

Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia (after Alzheimer's disease). Everyone experiences it differently. Symptoms vary depending on the person, the cause and the areas of the ...

How does water move through plants to get to the top of tall trees? Here we describe the pathways and mechanisms driving water uptake and transport through plants, and causes of flow disruption.

Avertto’s combination of hardware and software gives it a potential leg up in the market as the first medical device with an AI alert of an impending stroke based on biological mimicry. The company ...

Pemphigus is a rare autoimmune blistering disease involving the skin and mucous epithelia. It is clinically characterized by flaccid blisters and erosions (Figure 1) and, if left untreated, could ...

Nov. 5, 2024 — Researchers employed analysis tools and machine learning algorithms to identify two genes linked to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis that could serve as diagnostic tools and ...

"There is a clean vascular mechanism to allow all that blood to be flushed ... camouflaged across those environments so no particular strategy or no particular mimicry of any one environment would ...

The Saint Louis University Division of Vascular Surgery provides comprehensive care to patients with the entire spectrum of vascular disease. Welcome to the Saint Louis University Vascular Surgery! We ...