The shape of things to come: How spheroid geometry guides multicellular orbiting and invasion

As organisms develop from embryos, groups of cells migrate and reshape themselves to form all manner of complex tissues.
Mashable

This math question meant for 7-year-olds has everyone stumped

UPDATE: May 18, 2017, 5:06 p.m. SGT Updated with the Ministry of Education's new statement. A math question apparently meant for 7-year-olds has left adults befuddled. The bonus math question -- which ...
Nature

Obligatory steps in protein folding and the conformational diversity of the transition state

We have analyzed the existence of obligatory steps in the folding reaction of the α-spectrin SH3 domain by mutating Asp 48 (D48G), which is at position i+3 of an isolated two-residue type II' β-turn.
IEEE

An Estimation of Distribution Algorithm-Based Hyper-Heuristic for the Distributed Assembly Mixed No-Idle Permutation Flowshop Scheduling Problem

Abstract: The distributed assembly mixed no-idle permutation flowshop scheduling problem (DAMNIPFSP), a common occurrence in modern industries like integrated circuit production, ceramic frit ...
Frontiers

Circular nucleic acids at the host-virus interface: from immune modulation to therapeutic innovation

Nucleic acids, long regarded as linear polymers, are now recognized to also exist in circular forms with profound biological significance in both eukaryotic hosts and viruses. This review synthesizes ...
GitHub

DaMuSc: Database of Musical Scales

The purpose of this database is to collect musical scales that are found in societies across the world. At the moment, the majority of the scales are theory scales (scales with exact theoretical ...