Primer T he field of behavioral genetics began nearly four decades ago, when Seymour Benzer's laboratory set out to identify circadian rhythm mutants in Drosophila melanogaster. The first of these was called period, and both short and long period alleles were found [1]. It was not until some years later that the mutant gene was identified and exploration of the molecular basis of the circadian ...

According to the Latin poet Virgil, art is capable of revealing to us what no science can ever reveal to a human mind. Due to a countless number of factors, in the course of history, human beings’ efforts to fully understand their inner and outer reality have been largely unsuccessful. Though timidly, also scientific research has now suggested that the relationship with art can be a powerful in...

Benchmarking methods, and in particular Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), have become wellestablished and informative tools for economic regulation. DEA is now routinely used by European regulators to set reasonable revenue caps for energy transmission and distribution system operators. The application of benchmarking in regulation, however, requires specific steps in terms of data validation, m...