Purpose – The purpose of this chapter is to bring data to suggest that group processes have a biological base, lodged in human neurology as it evolved over the last 7 million years. Design/methodology/approach – The method for discovering the neurological basis of group processes is labelled...

The fungus order of the Entomophthorales contains more than 220 species that attack specifically insects and mites. About 60 species are known to infect and kill pest arthropods and vectors of human diseases. This booklet provides an overview on this interesting and biologically and economically...

The NEST PATHFINDER initiative on "Synthetic biology" was launched in 2003. Following two calls for proposals, 8 projects have been selected for funding. These projects apply design and engineering principles to biology with the aim to construct new functionalities and novel artificial systems...

This report highlights the commonalities and disagreements between the reporting by Member States (MS) to the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) on the standards for Biological Quality elements in coastal waters, and the methodological standards...

The article first compares economics and behavioral biology, examining the assumptions, core concepts, methodological tenets, and emphases of the two fields. Building on this, the article then compares the applied interdisciplinary fields of law and economics, on one hand, with law and...