Spencer Katz
March 18, 2012
Welcome to Issue 85.2 of the Yale Scientific Magazine!
Yale researcher Katie Prudic has discovered that Bicyclus anynana, a species of African butterfly, changes its courting and mating behavior based upon the temperature in which it is raised.
Anesthesia is a critical component of any surgery, but its mechanism and effects remain largely unclear.
Helen Jack, a recipient of the 2012 Rhodes scholarship, has combined coursework in biology and international studies and hopes to use both areas of expertise to help improve healthcare in Ghana.
Carl Zimmer, who graduated from Yale in 1987 with a B.A. in English, has become a leading science writer and speaker, featured in publications ranging from Discover Magazine to the New York Times.
Yale was founded without a science curriculum, and even after the founding of the Sheffield Scientific School in 1854, the integration of science into Yale’s culture was a gradual process.
Recent studies show that the “biological clock,” traditionally marking the decline of a woman’s fertility over time, may exist for men as well.