Issue # 233 _ July 2015
S&T Policy
Science
Neuroscience
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Why so many curves?
Folds and thickness of the brain’s surface layer are not related to the number of neurons
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeGENOMICS
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An orderly swarm
DNA sequencing of bees helps to decipher how these insects develop
By Rafael GarciaMicrobiology
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United they are strong
Physicists and biologists investigate how Xylella fastidiosa bacteria assemble into biofilms
By Maria GuimarãesPhysics
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Quantum acceleration
Clouds of cold atoms can be used to measure subtle variations in the force of gravity
By Igor Zolnerkevic