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tag human evolution culture biotechnology evolution
CRISPR Gene Drives and the Future of Evolution
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Genetic engineering pioneer Kevin Esvelt’s work highlights biotechnology’s immense potential for good—but also for catastrophe.
A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Mar 22, 2024
| 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
Opinion: The Biological Function of Dreams
Robert Stickgold and Antonio Zadra
| Dec 1, 2020
| 3 min read
The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.
Mice Pass Epigenetic Tweaks to Pups
Katherine Irving
| Feb 17, 2023
| 5 min read
An engineered methylation pattern persisted for four generations of mice, demonstrating transgenerational epigenetic inheritance can occur in mammals.
One Protein to Rule Them All
Shelby Bradford, PhD
| Feb 28, 2024
| 10+ min read
p53 is possibly the most important protein for maintaining cellular function. Losing it is synonymous with cancer.
Biotechnology Reenergized
Aristides Patrinos(ari.patrinos@science.doe.gov)
| Mar 13, 2005
| 6 min read
The completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP) symbolizes the entry of biology into the "big science" arena.
The Long and Winding Road to Eukaryotic Cells
Amanda Heidt
| Oct 17, 2022
| 10+ min read
Despite recent advances in the study of eukaryogenesis, much remains unresolved about the origin and evolution of the most complex domain of life.
Capsule Reviews
Richard P. Grant
| Dec 31, 2010
| 3 min read
How to Catch a Robot Rat, On Fact and Fraud, Not a Chimp, Here Is a Human Being
Genesis 2.0
Is a Beautifully Shot, Cautionary Tale About Biotechnology
Shawna Williams
| Jan 2, 2019
| 2 min read
The documentary weaves together a hunt for mammoth tusks in the Arctic with scenes from the front lines of synthetic biology.
Capsule Reviews
Annie Gottlieb
| Mar 1, 2013
| 3 min read
The Undead, Frankenstein's Cat, The Universe Within
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