Research on an 18th and 19th century Finnish population suggests that agriculture and monogamy may not have stopped human evolution.
Advertisement
News & Opinion
Covering the life sciences inside and out
Most Recent
A population of neurons in pigeon brains encodes direction, intensity, and polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field.
Scientists show that manmade nucleic acids can replicate and evolve, ushering in a new era in synthetic biology.
Social insect soldiers not only protect the colony from insect invasions; some also secrete strong antifungal compounds to kill microscopic enemies.
The Dutch artist's sunflower paintings have attracted the attention of doctors and geneticists.
A new study shows that grooming by ants promotes colony-wide resistance to fungal infections by transferring small amounts of pathogen to nestmates.
House wrens forced to invest extra resources in their offspring produced bigger sons and daughters with stronger immune systems.
Soccer ball-sized eyes may help giant squid see distant predators in the deep, dark ocean.
Subjects
- cancer
- cell & molecular biology
- culture
- disease/medicine
- ecology
- evolution
- genetics & genomics
- neuroscience
- opinion
- techniques
Sub Categories
Follow The Scientist
Stay Connected with The Scientist
-
The Scientist Magazine
-
The Scientist Careers
-
Neuroscience Research Techniques
-
Genetic Research Techniques
-
Cell Culture Techniques
-
Microbiology and Immunology
-
Cancer Research and Technology
Current Issue
